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Horizon
Season 52 · Episode 10
70 Million Animal Mummies: Egypt's Dark Secret
0.01h 0mMay 11, 2015
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.
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- Episode 3Allergies: Modern Life and Me
- Episode 4Inside the Dark Web
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- Episode 6Is your Brain Male or Female?
- Episode 7Secrets of the Solar System
- Episode 8Aftershock: The Hunt for Gravitational Waves
- Episode 9Dancing in the Dark - The End of Physics?
- Episode 1070 Million Animal Mummies: Egypt's Dark Secret
- Episode 11Is Binge Drinking Really That Bad?
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