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Countries >> Egypt - Get a taste of life, land, and culture in this nation with an ancient heritage.
- Illegal Artifacts - Lisa Ling travels to Egypt to uncover the illegal trade of ancient artifacts. Many Egyptians can find treasures right under their homes!
- Alexandria Library - The legendary Library of Alexandria, one of ancient Egypt's great treasures, is reincarnated for the 21st century.
- Cairo Belly Dancers - Learn about belly dancing, now practiced by foreigners and Egyptians in Cairo, the entertainment capital of the Arab world.
- Cleopatra - Her name is synonomous with beauty and intrigue. Although her ambitions were never realized, she has achieved immortality through her personal story of love and tragedy.
- Dahshur Pyramids - Before you build the Great Pyramids, you have to build some good pyramids. The Dahshur Pyramids are an ancient example of practice makes perfect.
- Destination: Egypt, Overview - Egypt's fabled pyramids are justifiably famous, but there's much more to experience in this land whose ancient history continues to fascinate people the world over.
- Destination: Egypt, Pyramids - Egypt's ancient pyramids have left visitors awestruck for thousands of years, and continue to do so today.
- Fossil Found in Kitchen Counter - May 5, 2009—After a factory had found a 40-million-year-old whale fossil in a limestone kitchen counter, researchers investigated the stone's fossil-packed quarry, which could shed light on the origins of African wildlife.
- Hatshepsut - June 27, 2007—Watch as archaeologists reveal how they identified the long-lost mummy of Hatshepsut, an Egyptian ruler famous for donning the male garb of a pharaoh.
- King Tut's Tomb - Howard Carter discovered King Tut's tomb in 1922...but the mystery of Tut's death and possible murder lives on.
- King Tut's Wet Nurse - Lavish tombs were reserved not only for royalty, as one archaeologist finds when he discovers the final resting place of King Tut's wet nurse Maia.
- Mummy Cats - Ancient Egyptians mummified cats in order to appease the gods. Priests became businessmen as cat sacrificing and mummification proved profitable.
- Nubian Wedding - An entire Egyptian town parties the night away when a Nubian man finds a beautiful bride.
- Tomb Discovery - Even after death, Egyptian royalty still had to worry about protecting their prized possessions from thieves. Watch Lisa Ling visit a secret tomb, where 40 mummies were hidden from tomb raiders.
- Tombs of Ancient Egypt - They built the pyramids as tombs for their pharaohs, but the ancient Egyptians weren't obsessed with death...they were in love with life.
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