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Lost Kingdom of the Black Pharaohs

What worked was,as it turned out, Asking the local people

[ speaking native language ] What worked was,
as it turned out, Asking the local people

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What worked was, as it turned out,
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Asking the local people.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
15
Timestamp in Movie
00:50:53
Uploaded
Jun 15, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Alleycats Films,ARTE

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Movie Summary

The Kush Empire was an ancient superpower that dominated the Nile Valley and rivaled the Egyptians, and now, a new, cutting-edge investigation at a mysterious tomb could reveal the secrets of this formidable lost kingdom.
Believing this could be the first evidence - Lost Kingdom of the Black Pharaohs 00:08
Believing this could be the first evidence
Emberling: We dug right down onto a big stone wall, - Lost Kingdom of the Black Pharaohs 00:08
Emberling: We dug right down onto a big stone wall,
Narrator: But no matter how deep they went, - Lost Kingdom of the Black Pharaohs 00:08
Narrator: But no matter how deep they went,
Emberling: We realized that we had dug below the bottom of the wall. - Lost Kingdom of the Black Pharaohs 00:05
Emberling: We realized that we had dug below the bottom of t...
Pottery was still christian, and then we hit bedrock. - Lost Kingdom of the Black Pharaohs 00:05
Pottery was still christian, and then we hit bedrock.
[ laughs ] - Lost Kingdom of the Black Pharaohs 00:13
[ laughs ]
We found one piece of stone that was -- - Lost Kingdom of the Black Pharaohs 00:08
We found one piece of stone that was --
It was part of a pyramid. - Lost Kingdom of the Black Pharaohs 00:05
It was part of a pyramid.
Narrator: Geoff had inadvertently solved - Lost Kingdom of the Black Pharaohs 00:06
Narrator: Geoff had inadvertently solved
They were the victims of a medieval recycling scheme. - Lost Kingdom of the Black Pharaohs 00:05
They were the victims of a medieval recycling scheme.
Emberling: The reason why there's only one big pyramid left - Lost Kingdom of the Black Pharaohs 00:09
Emberling: The reason why there's only one big pyramid ...
This was not what we were looking for, interesting, - Lost Kingdom of the Black Pharaohs 00:06
This was not what we were looking for, interesting,
Narrator: Nearby another team is investigating - Lost Kingdom of the Black Pharaohs 00:09
Narrator: Nearby another team is investigating
Narrator: At nuri, this team is excavating the last of six burial mounds - Lost Kingdom of the Black Pharaohs 00:08
Narrator: At nuri, this team is excavating the last of six b...
But who is buried in these tombs? - Lost Kingdom of the Black Pharaohs 00:05
But who is buried in these tombs?
We're actually not sure how to classify - Lost Kingdom of the Black Pharaohs 00:05
We're actually not sure how to classify
Narrator: Working 6 feet belowground - Lost Kingdom of the Black Pharaohs 00:09
Narrator: Working 6 feet belowground
However, progress is being slowed by seasonal sandstorms. - Lost Kingdom of the Black Pharaohs 00:07
However, progress is being slowed by seasonal sandstorms.
We had 1 day that was this bad so far in the season, - Lost Kingdom of the Black Pharaohs 00:06
We had 1 day that was this bad so far in the season,
It's hard to see what you're excavating, things like that, - Lost Kingdom of the Black Pharaohs 00:07
It's hard to see what you're excavating, things li...