National Geographic Video - Egypt Eternal - The Quest for Lost Tombs

Starring:Alexander Scourby, Leslie Nielsen, Joseph Campanella, Burgess Meredith
Director: William Kronick, Jack Kaufman, Bert Haanstra, Irwin Rosten, Terry Sanders, Nicholas Clapp, Nick Cominos, Jeff Myrow, Ed Spiegel (II), Nicolas Noxon, Robert Guenette, Jack Haley Jr., Barbara Jampel, David Seltzer, Dennis Azzarella, Alexander Grasshoff, Walon Green, Aram Boyajian
Studio: Nat'l Geographic Vid
Product Type: DVD

Customer Reviews:

The quest for lost tombs.......2005-07-27

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I would give this piece a good 4 stars. It is at a disadvantage because it doesn't have the ''whiz-bang'' of a lot of documentaries today. There are no awesome oceans, extreme cliffs, or radial shots of tremendous landscapes ... No, it is a normal documentary, about, more or less, recent archeological finds in Egypt.

It is not just a quest for lost tombs ... A search exists, but it is more a quest for a backdoor into sources of artifacts from life in ancient egypt.

I found it interesting. As most of the ¨big¨ tombs were looted, they are finding tombs of lesser-known figures, whose gravesites were less conspicuous, and subsequently, less-likely to have been looted over the years. It tells that story, of course, in a more detailed and engaging fashion.

If you have kids, between 8 and 14 years old, this kind of thing is great. It is intellectually stimulating, because it shows the complexity of this search. It visually supports the topic, and it is not too complex or obscure. I would also say, if you are a history teacher, get it so that you have to explain less. If a picture is worth 1,000 words, damn, imagine the value of an entire video!

National Geographic Video - Egypt Eternal - The Quest for Lost Tombs

Average customer rating:

Exellent spellbounding adventure!

National Geographic Video - Egypt Eternal - The Quest for Lost Tombs
Starring: Burgess Meredith
Director: William Kronick , Jack Kaufman , Bert Haanstra , Terry Sanders , and Nicholas Clapp
Manufacturer: Nat'l Geographic Vid
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B00007G201
Release Date: 2003-03-04

Description

In Saqqara, Egypt's city of the dead, archaeologists began chipping away to find a honeycomb of burial shafts, passages and funeral chambers connected to Ramses and Tutankhamen. Filming for two years, National Geographic has exclusive access to this amazing site as the team uncovers one incredible find after another.

Customer Reviews:

Exellent spellbounding adventure!.......2003-05-10

This DVD (Digital Video Disc) is exellent with no doubt. It talks about just about everything you can think of for Egypt. If you love geography, like me, this is a must buy. All National Geographic movies are excellent, but this one is over excellent! BUY! BUY! BUY!

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