The mummy of Saqqara
- Episode aired Nov 11, 2022
Ruud Gullit wanders around in Saqqara, the largest burial ground in the world. Contemplating his own mortality, he wonders: what was the relationship between the ancient Egyptians and death?... Read allRuud Gullit wanders around in Saqqara, the largest burial ground in the world. Contemplating his own mortality, he wonders: what was the relationship between the ancient Egyptians and death? Ruud learns about the purpose and necessity of mummification, and with his friend and Egy... Read allRuud Gullit wanders around in Saqqara, the largest burial ground in the world. Contemplating his own mortality, he wonders: what was the relationship between the ancient Egyptians and death? Ruud learns about the purpose and necessity of mummification, and with his friend and Egypt's most inevitable archaeologist, Zahi Hawass, he excavates a three-thousand-year-old sa... Read all