EGYPTIAN SECRETS OF THE AF

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• Release Year: 2009
• Genre: Documentary
• Plot: To the ancient Egyptians, life after death was a high-stakes underworld journey fraught with terrifying obstacles: fiery lakes of death, battles with bona fide monsters, and ultimately eternal death or resurrection with the sun. It's a journey each Egyptian believed was real, and for the pharaoh the stakes were even higher - the entire cosmos depended on the king's successful journey and resurrection. ; ; New excavations are revealing more than we've ever known about what the Egyptians believed they would encounter on their afterlife journey. Now, world-renowned archaeologist Dr. Zahi Hawass is excavating a mysterious tunnel at the very bottom of Seti's tomb - far below the surface of the earth. Join National Geographic on a true Indiana Jones-style quest in which Dr. Hawass will put his own life in jeopardy for the sake of discovery.
• Cast: Bob Hamer, Lisa Ling
• Runtime: 0:50
• Company: National Geographic
• Media Format: Movie