Egypt: Secrets of the Pharaohs
★ 6.2 · 1997 · 56m · Documentary · History
National Geographic goes to Egypt to look into an underground vault that houses a ship of the Pharaoh Khufu and follows an researcher as he attempts to recreate the ancient rite of mummification.
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