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The Man who Discovered Egypt (2012)
Directed by Deborah Perkin
Documentary, History · 59m
Ancient Egypt was vandalised by tomb raiders and treasure hunters until one Victorian adventurer took them on. Most of us have never heard of Flinders Petrie, but this maverick genius undertook a scientific survey of the pyramids, discovered the oldest portraits in the world, unearthed Egypt's prehistoric roots - and in the process invented modern field archaeology, giving meaning to a whole civilisation.
Cast
Chris Naunton
Crew
- Director
- Deborah Perkin
Details
- Release date
- 2012-03-28
- Runtime
- 59m
- Genres
- Documentary, History
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Production
- BBC