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Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb

When Carter arrived in 1922, around 60 tombs had alreadybeen discovered

When Carter arrived in 1922, around 60 tombs had already
been discovered

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When Carter arrived in 1922,
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around 60 tombs had already been discovered.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:48
Uploaded
May 06, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary
Production
Blink Films

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Movie Summary

In 1922, the tomb of Egyptian boy king Tutankhamun was unearthed. Now the extraordinary scientific truth of the 'Pharaoh's Curse' is revealed.
S01 • E02 A mummy that's over 2,000 years old. - Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb 00:05
A mummy that's over 2,000 years old.
S01 • E01 But then, as Carter later described, - Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb 00:08
But then, as Carter later described,
S01 • E01 Then the team found an ancient staircase cut deep into the bedrock. - Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb 00:07
Then the team found an ancient staircase cut deep into the b...
S01 • E01 Egyptologist Salima Ikram has spent decades studying what happened next. - Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb 00:06
Egyptologist Salima Ikram has spent decades studying what ha...
S01 • E01 So, Ella, this is where we're going, - Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb 00:06
So, Ella, this is where we're going,
S01 • E01 This doesn't really look like much. It doesn't look like this opening - Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb 00:10
This doesn't really look like much. It doesn't loo...
S01 • E02 The tiny white spots suggest there may be ancient mould - Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb 00:06
The tiny white spots suggest there may be ancient mould
S01 • E01 After excavating tons of rubble, - Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb 00:07
After excavating tons of rubble,
S01 • E02 Is that my imagination or is that some on the nose and mouth? - Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb 00:05
Is that my imagination or is that some on the nose and mouth...
S01 • E02 That means that somebody has buried this individual with flowers. - Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb 00:05
That means that somebody has buried this individual with flo...
S01 • E01 This would have all been filled in, and then he took out a few stones. - Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb 00:05
This would have all been filled in, and then he took out a f...
S01 • E01 And then they put in a light to make sure - Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb 00:07
And then they put in a light to make sure
S01 • E02 Like Howard Carter's experiment a century ago. - Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb 00:05
Like Howard Carter's experiment a century ago.
S01 • E01 And then, in the flicker of that light, - Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb 00:08
And then, in the flicker of that light,
S01 • E02 Abdelrazek carefully takes swabs from the mummy. - Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb 00:04
Abdelrazek carefully takes swabs from the mummy.
S01 • E02 The samples are taken away to be cultivated. - Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb 00:04
The samples are taken away to be cultivated.
S01 • E01 But gold wasn't all the tomb contained. - Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb 00:04
But gold wasn't all the tomb contained.
S01 • E02 Can today's scientists find deadly pathogens - Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb 00:07
Can today's scientists find deadly pathogens
S01 • E01 Carter mentions that there was hot air - Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb 00:09
Carter mentions that there was hot air
S01 • E01 When you open up a tomb for the first time, - Tutankhamun: Secrets of the Tomb 00:07
When you open up a tomb for the first time,