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    The documentary provides an informative overview of ancient Egyptian beliefs about the afterlife while also discussing related archaeological work. It pleasantly includes footage of an active excavation led by Dr. Zahi Hawass exploring an unusual tunnel discovered deep in the tomb of Pharaoh Seti I. However, the documentary is quite short given the breadth of topics covered, only briefly mentioning some of the more interesting aspects of the pharaoh's journey through the underworld. Overall it achieves the goal of being enjoyable and informative, if rushed at points.

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    The documentary provides an informative overview of ancient Egyptian beliefs about the afterlife while also discussing related archaeological work. It pleasantly includes footage of an active excavation led by Dr. Zahi Hawass exploring an unusual tunnel discovered deep in the tomb of Pharaoh Seti I. However, the documentary is quite short given the breadth of topics covered, only briefly mentioning some of the more interesting aspects of the pharaoh's journey through the underworld. Overall it achieves the goal of being enjoyable and informative, if rushed at points.

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    The documentary provides an informative overview of ancient Egyptian beliefs about the afterlife while also discussing related archaeological work. It pleasantly includes footage of an active excavation led by Dr. Zahi Hawass exploring an unusual tunnel discovered deep in the tomb of Pharaoh Seti I. However, the documentary is quite short given the breadth of topics covered, only briefly mentioning some of the more interesting aspects of the pharaoh's journey through the underworld. Overall it achieves the goal of being enjoyable and informative, if rushed at points.

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    The documentary provides an informative overview of ancient Egyptian beliefs about the afterlife while also discussing related archaeological work. It pleasantly includes footage of an active excavation led by Dr. Zahi Hawass exploring an unusual tunnel discovered deep in the tomb of Pharaoh Seti I. However, the documentary is quite short given the breadth of topics covered, only briefly mentioning some of the more interesting aspects of the pharaoh's journey through the underworld. Overall it achieves the goal of being enjoyable and informative, if rushed at points.

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    You'll get a bit of what you're expecting out of this documentary, and a little of what you're not - but in

    mostly a good way. One pleasant surprise was the inclusion of a related active excavation by Dr. Zahi
    Hawass (Egypt's Minister of State for Antiquities Affairs - see Chasing Mummies on History), who I have
    always found to be a solid and interesting source on the subject matter of anything ancient Egyptian.
    Other archaeological work is also discussed, so to detail the evolution of Egypt's concept of the afterlife.
    The biggest drawback of this documentary is that it's exceedingly short for the subject matter discussed
    within it, for much of what seemed to have been some of the more interesting aspects of the Pharaoh's
    journey through the underworld were mentioned only in passing, with, at best, a cute representative
    visual. Toward the end the sequences seemed particularly rushed.
    Overall, the documentary is enjoyable and informative. Recommended.

    Join respected archeologist Dr. Zahi Hawass in exploring the mysteries of Seti's tomb and discovering
    just why the ancient Egyptians thought awaited us after death. In the days of the pharaohs, Egyptians
    believed that death was only the beginning of our remarkable cosmic journey and that resurrection with
    the sun was the highest level of consciousness one could achieve. The preparations they made for death
    were unprecedented; they had to be completely prepared for whatever dangers that awaited them in
    the afterworld, and even the slightest miscalculation could result in eternal death. In this documentary,
    Dr. Hawass risks his own life to venture deep beneath the surface of the earth and excavate the unusual
    tunnel discovered in the depths of Seti's tomb.

    Relentless demons, writhing serpents, the lake of fire and final judgment from the god Osiris. Ancient
    Egyptians believed that these and other terrifying obstacles challenged their pharaohs in the afterlife. The
    hieroglyphs in the tomb of Pharaoh Seti I most clearly illustrate the 12 perilous gates a dead king had to
    navigate to achieve resurrection. Enter Seti's tomb with National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Dr. Zahi
    Hawass as he traces this king's arduous journey through the netherworld. To the ancient Egyptians, life after
    death was a high-stakes underworld journey fraught with terrifying obstacles: fiery lakes of death, battles with
    bona fide monsters, and ultimately eternal death or resurrection with the sun. It's a journey each Egyptian
    believed was real, and for the pharaoh the stakes were even higher—the entire cosmos depended on the king's
    successful journey and resurrection. Now, new excavations are revealing what the Egyptians believed they'd
    encounter on their afterlife journey. Today Dr. Zahi Hawass is excavating a mysterious tunnel at the very
    bottom of Seti's tomb, far below the surface of the earth. This is a true Indiana Jones-style quest in which Dr.
    Hawass will put his own life in jeopardy for the sake of discovery.

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