Horizon · SEASON 52
70 Million Animal Mummies: Egypt's Dark Secret
Episode 10 · 2015-05-11
- Documentary
Episode overview
The team investigate the use of modern medical technology to scan Egyptian animal mummies from museums across the world. By creating 3-D images of their content, experts are discovering the truth about the strange role animals played in ancient Egyptian belief. This episode of Horizon meets the scientists working in Egypt who are exploring the ancient underground catacombs where mummies were originally buried to reveal why the ancient Egyptians mummified millions and millions of animals.
60 minutes
Season 52 episodes
1. Should I Eat Meat? The Big Health Dilemma2014-08-18
2. Should I Eat Meat? How to Feed the Planet2014-08-20
3. Allergies: Modern Life and Me2014-08-27
4. Inside the Dark Web2014-09-03
5. Ebola - The search for a cure2014-09-10
6. Is your Brain Male or Female?2014-09-29
7. Secrets of the Solar System2015-03-03
8. Aftershock: The Hunt for Gravitational Waves2015-03-10
9. Dancing in the Dark - The End of Physics?2015-03-17
10. 70 Million Animal Mummies: Egypt's Dark Secret2015-05-11
11. Is Binge Drinking Really That Bad?2015-05-20
12. The Trouble with Space Junk2015-08-05
13. Are Health Tests Really A Good Idea?2015-08-12
14. First Britons2015-08-19
15. OCD: A Monster In My Mind2015-08-26
16. Which Universe Are We In?2015-09-02
17. Cosmic Dawn: The Real Moment of Creation2015-09-09
18. Are Video Games Really That Bad?2015-09-16
