THE PERIOD we normally think of as "ancient Egypt" is the time when Egypt was ruled by the pharaohs - after c. 3100 B.C. But who lived in Egypt before the pharaohs? In the early Stone Age people in Egypt lived on sites fairly high up on the land above the Nile from the Delta to Aswan.
GEORGE HART in association with THE BRITISH MUSEUM Be an eyewitness to the unbelievable riches of the pharaoh's court and to everything Egyptian, from amazing jewels and tools to toys and everlasting mummies.
Egypt before the pharaohs
On the banks of the Nile
Famous pharaohs
The royal court
Preparing for the tomb
Everlasting bodies
Journey to the afterlife
The great pyramids
The Valley of the Kings
Gods and goddesses
Magic and medicine
Priests and temples
Sacred rituals
Scribes and scholars
Writing
Weapons of war
Sailing on the Nile
Buying and selling
An Egyptian carpenter
Hunting, fishing, and fowling
The Egyptians at home
Food and drink
Song and dance
Toys and games
From fabric to finery
All that glitters
Adorning the body
Animals of the Nile Valley
Egypt after the pharaohs
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The pharaohs
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