Tutankhamun: Allies & Enemies

Episode 2

Yasmin El Shazly and Mahmoud Rashad travel throughout Egypt in search of answers and speak to top scholars in locations including Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings, and several active dig sites.

Episode 2

53m 12s

Yasmin El Shazly and Mahmoud Rashad travel throughout Egypt in search of answers and speak to top scholars in locations including Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings, and several active dig sites.

Previews + Extras

  • Sculptor Christian Corbet on Building a Bust for Tutankhamun: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Sculptor Christian Corbet on Building a Bust for Tutankhamun

    S1 E2 - 2m 32s

    Canadian sculptor, Christian Corbet, at his home studio in Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada, explains the work he will be doing on the 3D print of Tutankhamun's skull to turn it into a sculpture of the Boy King. Corbet gives a detail description of the process of making forensic and artistic busts of Tutankhamun in an attempt to show what the famous pharaoh might have looked like.

  • Yasmin and Rashad Meet Dr. Tarek Tawfik at Ay's Tomb: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Yasmin and Rashad Meet Dr. Tarek Tawfik at Ay's Tomb

    S1 E2 - 3m 21s

    Yasmin and Rashad tour Ay's tomb in the Valley of the Monkeys with Egyptologist Dr. Tarek Tawfik in an attempt to find out if the tomb really belonged to Ay, Tutankhamun's advisor, or if it belonged to Tutankhamun himself. Ay succeeded Tutankhamun after the Boy King suddenly died. Why was Tutankhamun buried in a small tomb unlike all the other pharaohs buried in the Valley of the Kings?

  • Episode 2 Preview: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Episode 2 Preview

    S1 E2 - 30s

    Uncover further mysteries behind King Tut's life and burial. Egyptian Archeologist Dr. Yasmin El Shazly and Mahmoud Rashad continue their journey, seeking to answer some of the historical inconsistencies surrounding this great civilization.

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