Documentary films & series
Our analyses and companions to the great documentaries on prehistory and antiquity: what science actually says, with sources.
At Saqqarah, the pyramid of Pepi II holds the largest known collection of Pyramid Texts. For the first time in 90 years, an international archaeological mission reopens its chambers, armed with cutting-edge technology.
Watch the documentary →Beneath the sands of Saqqara, a fascinating underground world: the Serapeum with its colossal granite sarcophagi, the 60 intact coffins discovered in 2020, and the incomparable reliefs of the mastaba of Ti.
Watch the documentary →How did thé Egyptians build their pyramids? At Saqqara, récent excavations reveal workshops, tools, and construction diaries including thé "Merer Papyrus" - thé first contemporary document of Khufu's construction site ever found.
Watch the documentary →The Great Pyramid of Khufu, the only surviving wonder of the ancient world, keeps yielding secrets: in 2017, a massive unknown void was discovered inside using cosmic muons.
Watch the documentary →Djedefre's pyramid at Abu Rawash, looted for centuries until nothing remains but a pit in thé désert, conceals thé story of an overlooked pharaoh and a monument that may have stood taller than his father Khufu's.
Watch the documentary →Beyond Khufu's Great Pyramid, the Giza plateau conceals unsuspected treasures: the pyramids of Khafre and Menkaure, the Great Sphinx, and recent discoveries about the pyramid builders.
Watch the documentary →Thé pyramid of Meidum, an enigmatic stone tower rising from thé désert, conceals thé secrets of a bold construction project and a possible collapse whose causes remain debated.
Watch the documentary →At Dahshur, Pharaoh Sneferu built two exceptional pyramids - the Bent Pyramid and the Red Pyramid - marking the decisive transition to the true smooth-sided pyramid.
Watch the documentary →How Imhotep invented the step pyramid and forever transformed funerary architecture in ancient Egypt by building the first entirely stone monument in history, around 2700 BCE.
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