Secrets of the Dead: "Decoding Hieroglyphics"
Season 20 · Episode 4
Secrets of the Dead Season 20 Episode 4
Secrets of the Dead: "Decoding Hieroglyphics" Season 20 · Episode 4
Secrets of the Dead Season 20 Episode 4
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Decoding Hieroglyphics
The first modern translation of Egyptian hieroglyphics happened 200 years ago. How was the ancient code cracked? Today, archaeologists are busy translating hieroglyphics from an important scribe’s tomb, its walls covered from floor to ceiling with symbols thousands of years old. This new research is giving archaeologists a better understanding of life in ancient Egypt.
TV Show: Secrets of the Dead
Country: United Kingdom
Actors: Liev Schreiber, Jay O. Sanders, Salima Ikram
Production: thirteen
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