7.4/1018 votes#1 - Life
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/22/2013
Egyptologist Dr Joann Fletcher discovers what life was really like for ordinary Egyptians 3,500 years ago, during the height of the incredible civilisation of ancient Egypt. Joann explores how people lived during this time, from the tightly packed houses and villages of the common people, to the clothes they wore and the food they ate. She discovers the ordinary Egyptians' love of poetry and their enthusiasm for interior design, as well as what it was like working in the most famous cemetery on Earth - the Valley of the Kings.
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7.5/1018 votes#2 - Death
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/29/2013
This episode reveals a strange and mysterious world - the ancient Egyptian afterlife. To them life was just a dress rehearsal for the perfect afterlife they were trying to reach. Joann clambers into rarely visited tombs, explores a treasure trove of long-buried objects and examines spectacular mummies to discover just why the Egyptians spent a fortune preparing for death - and what they hoped to find when they got there.
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The Best Episodes of Ancient Egypt - Life and Death in the Valley of the Kings Season 1
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Presented by Egyptologist Dr Joann Fletcher who goes on a fascinating journey in search of people like us, not the great Pharaohs, but the ordinary...
Genre:Documentary
Network:BBC Two
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Life" is the best rated episode of "Ancient Egypt - Life and Death in the Valley of the Kings" season 1. It scored 7.4/10 based on 18 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 3/22/2013. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Death".