The Importance Of Death In Ancient Egypt | Life & Death In The Valley Of The Kings

Between the Nile and the necropolis in the Valley of the Kings, thousands of Ancient Egypt's best artisans lived and worked, usually the rest of their lives, with their families and some servants or apprentices, often succeeded by their sons, building and decorating elaborate graves for the Pharaonic dynasty and its rich, mighty entourage. The town also had an almost complete network of logistics and so onto feed and supply the tomb builders and provide various services, almost a complete city, with its own police and administration, medicine and daily cult. Their lives, somewhat privileged, are exceptionally well end extensively documented, not in the least by pottery fragments used to write daily messages and private records.

In this episode, Joann Fletcher explains how ancient Egypt's sank from the glory days of the Pyramid Age into a period of hardship. A chaotic chapter of famine, civil war and anarchy led Egypt to the brink of collapse. How did this time of catastrophic struggle not spell the end for the Pharaohs?

Few things are more instantly recognisable than art from ancient Egypt. But who were the craftspeople behind these exquisite works of art and how did they create them? Discover the world of the scribes of ancient Egypt and the meaning behind some of this period's most famous works of art. Odyssey is your journey into the world of Ancient History; from the dawn of Mesopotamia to the fall of Rome. We'll be bringing you only the best documentaries that journey into the mysteries and ruins of worlds long lost.

Joann Fletcher examines the extraordinary preparation ordinary Egyptians would have made for the afterlife. Discover the enormous cost, effort and time that would have gone into securing your passage into the afterlife in Ancient Egypt. Odyssey is your journey into the world of Ancient History; from the dawn of Mesopotamia to the fall of Rome. We'll be bringing you only the best documentaries that journey into the mysteries and ruins of worlds long lost.

Doctor Joann Fletcher examines what life was like for normal Ancient Egyptians. In the process, she discovers how they lived their lives and how they prepared for their eventual death. Odyssey is your journey into the world of Ancient History; from the dawn of Mesopotamia to the fall of Rome. We'll be bringing you only the best documentaries that journey into the mysteries and ruins of worlds long lost.

How does a civilisation that lasted for several thousand years begin? Joann Fletcher talks us through the genesis of ancient Egypt and how its story progressed. Fletcher also discusses some of the common misconceptions about ancient Egypt, and how we're still learning new things about it even now.