Zahi A. Hawass, currently in charge of the Supreme Council of Antiquities in Egypt, tells true stories of archaeology and Egypt's treasures.

The Great Pyramid stands today as the last of seven wonders of the ancient world. Yet, everything about it is shrouded in myster. Did the ancient Egyptians discover the secrets of complex mathematics, astronomy, geology, and the construction arts? What's behind the secret door found in the Great Pyramid? And why hasn't the door been opened a decade after its discovery? Could there be a secret chamber behind the door containing a storehouse of knowledge...

Defines and helps children explore the terms Hieroglyphics, Pharaoh, Civilization and Archeology. Divided into segments, this program is designed to reinforce and support a child's comprehension and retention of these terms through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful, animated graphics and labels. Related words are also used and reinforced with visuals and text.

Discusses the excavation of Tomb 10A in Dayr al-Barshā, Egypt, in 1915, including the Egyptian antiquities found in the tomb dating from the Middle Kingdom, and the history of these items since their excavation.

"During the reign of the New Kingdom of Egypt, the boy pharaoh Tutankhamun ruled and died tragically young. In order to send him on his way into the afterlife, his tomb was filled with every treasure he would need after death. And then, it was lost to time, buried in the sands of the Valley of the Kings. His tomb was also said to be cursed. Centuries later, as Egypt-mania gripped Europe, two Brits -- a rich earl with a habit for gambling and a disreputable,...

"A thrilling history of the West's scramble for the riches of ancient Egypt by the foremost Egyptologist of our time. From the decipherment of hieroglyphics in 1822 to the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb by Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon a hundred years later, the uncovering of Egypt's ancient past took place in an atmosphere of grand adventure and international rivalry. In A World Beneath the Sands, the acclaimed Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson chronicles...