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  • Egyptian Pyramids
    Egyptian Pyramids

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    Explore images of the Egyptian pyramids at Giza, Saqqarah, Dahshur and Maydum.

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  • Mesoamerican Pyramids
    Mesoamerican Pyramids

    14 Photos

    Explore images of Mesoamerican pyramids from Teotihuacan, Chichen Itza, Tikal, Palenque and Uxmal. Learn about an ancient calendar as well.

    (14 Photos)
  • Egyptian Relief Sculpture and Painting
    Egyptian Relief Sculpture and Painting

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    Discover some of Egypt's most remarkable relief sculptures and paintings, displayed in the tombs of leaders such as King Tut or Queen Nefertiti

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Videos (19)

  • Deconstructing History: The Great Pyramid
    Deconstructing History: The Great Pyramid

    Video Clip (1:31)

    Did you know that the Great Pyramid of Giza weighs 6.5 million tons? Get the facts on what makes this ancient wonder a true architectural marvel.

    Video Clip (1:31)
  • Coroner's Report: King Tut
    Coroner's Report: King Tut

    Video Clip (2:18)

    According to one theory, an accident caused the untimely death of teenage pharaoh King Tut. How might a broken leg have sent him to his tomb?

    Video Clip (2:18)
  • Engineering the Taj Mahal
    Engineering the Taj Mahal

    Video Clip (3:52)

    The Taj Mahal is a marvel of engineering that was built as a mausoleum for the wife of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.

    Video Clip (3:52)
  • Coroner's Report: Cleopatra
    Coroner's Report: Cleopatra

    Video Clip (2:34)

    Legend has it that Cleopatra took her own life by succumbing willingly to the bite of a cobra. If this story is true, was suicide by snake venom an easy way to go, or did the last Egyptian pharaoh die in excruciating pain?

    Video Clip (2:34)
  • Discovery of a Pyramid Builder's Tomb
    Discovery of a Pyramid Builder's Tomb

    Video Clip (1:57)

    The team examines a workmen's cemetary in Giza, and Dr. Hawass explains why a particular tomb belonged to a pyramid builder.

    Video Clip (1:57)
  • Journey to the Afterlife
    Journey to the Afterlife

    Video Clip (2:13)

    Ancient Egyptians face challenges in their quest for eternal life, and turn to the Book of the Dead for answers.

    Video Clip (2:13)
  • Coroner's Report: Aztec Sacrifice
    Coroner's Report: Aztec Sacrifice

    Video Clip (2:59)

    When Aztec priests made human sacrifices to their gods, they would tear out the victim's heart and hold it in the air. Would the heart really still be beating?

    Video Clip (2:59)
  • The Aztecs
    The Aztecs

    Video Clip (1:20)

    Though they could build complex suspension bridges, the Aztecs could not ward off diseases brought over by the Spanish.

    Video Clip (1:20)
  • The Mayans
    The Mayans

    Video Clip (1:36)

    The growth of the great Mayan civilization is as much a mystery as its disappearance.

    Video Clip (1:36)
  • Celtic Burial Mound
    Celtic Burial Mound

    Video Clip (2:25)

    Don Wildman takes a closer look at a pre-historic structures hidden inside a mountain in Dowth, Ireland.

    Video Clip (2:25)
  • Desert Dangers
    Desert Dangers

    Video Clip (2:53)

    While producing Chasing Mummies, the crew braved a variety of dangers from snakes to dehydration to starvation in pursuit of history.

    Video Clip (2:53)
  • Mysteries of King Sety's Tomb
    Mysteries of King Sety's Tomb

    Video Clip (2:28)

    Dr. Hawass explores the mysteries of the artifacts found at King Sety's Tomb in the Valley of the Kings.

    Video Clip (2:28)
  • Meet Leslie
    Meet Leslie

    Video Clip (2:14)

    As an executive producer of Chasing Mummies, Leslie Greif is just trying to keep up with the passionate, and volatile, Egyptian archeologist Dr. Zahi Hawass.

    Video Clip (2:14)
  • Tomb of Agamemnon
    Tomb of Agamemnon

    Video Clip (1:50)

    It's stunning architecture and great size leads archeologist to believe that this is the tomb of the king Agamemnon.

    Video Clip (1:50)
  • Mummy Mania
    Mummy Mania

    Video Clip (1:11)

    When Bram Stoker wrote "Jewel of Seven Stars" in the early 1900s, he described an ancient Egyptian mummy who comes to life and slaughters everyone in sight. His writing sparked mummy madness among the Victorians.

    Video Clip (1:11)
  • Meet Zahi
    Meet Zahi

    Video Clip (2:19)

    Dr. Zahi Hawass is an archaeologist who will stop at nothing to uncover mummies and other treasures buried beneath the sands of Egypt.

    Video Clip (2:19)
  • How to Make a Mummy
    How to Make a Mummy

    Video Clip (2:10)

    A step by step process of how a body was prepared for mummification. The brain was removed along with all other major organs except the heart.

    Video Clip (2:10)
  • Mummy Secrets
    Mummy Secrets

    Video Clip (1:09)

    For years, scientists have been trying to figure out how Egyptians mummified their dead. Secrets of the trade were passed down from father to son, allowing the process to remain a closely guarded secret.

    Video Clip (1:09)
  • Mummy Unwrapping Parties
    Mummy Unwrapping Parties

    Video Clip (1:02)

    Nobody knows when mummy unwrapping parties first started, but royalty used to throw them quite often. Although mummy unwrapping ultimately went out of fashion, mummies never have.

    Video Clip (1:02)

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