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1 online resource (streaming video file) (50 min. 5 sec.) ; 300903263 bytes |
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Tutankhamun: Secrets Of The Boy King shows how new research is revealing previously unknown details about the real pharaoh behind the iconic gold mask. This film follows the Earl of Carnarvon - whose great-grandfather helped discover Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922 - as he travels across Egypt, examining recent finds that will change our image of the boy king forever. Lord Carnarvon meets leading experts including Dr Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, who gives him unique access to unseen artefacts and new research. What emerges is a very different portrait from the one previously accepted. This is not the sickly, fragile young prince but a man who lived for the moment.Medical research dismisses the idea that Tutankhamun was physically weak - analysis of bows, arrows and chariots found in the tomb shows that they were used, and special chariot clothing has also been identified. This suggests that Tutankhamun was a well-trained sportsman and accomplished hunter.The film reveals that a robbery during the Second World War damaged Tutankhamun's mummy and obscured key evidence as to how he died. But now, evidence from CT scans and new research suggests that Tutankhamun was not murdered, but died from a broken leg caused during a hunting accident.And, unseen artefacts from his tomb, stored in underground vaults in the Cairo Museum and never previously displayed, and which were once thought insignificant, are now yielding the best evidence of Tutankhamun the person. For example we learn that Tutankhamun's mother is believed to have died in childbirth, and he was brought up by a wet nurse called Maia.Clothing from the tomb reveals Tutankhamun had a peculiar pear-shaped body - his family is depicted in the art with a strange body shape that we now know to be true to life.Tutankhamun's treasures offer a fascinating glimpse into the past as experts are challenging long held theories to reveal the secrets about the real life of the mysterious pharaoh.PRODUCTION DETAILS:Written and directed by Andy Webb; Producer: Candice Martin |
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Closed captioning in English |
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Broadcast 2010-12-12 at 14:30:00 |
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Classification: G |
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Antiquities -- Analysis.
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Archaeology -- Antiquities.
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Kings and rulers -- Biography.
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Kings and rulers -- Death.
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Pharaohs -- Tombs.
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Tutankhamen, King of Egypt.
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Egypt.
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Streaming video
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Stoppard, Ed, cast
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Webb, Andy, director
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