In attendance were journalists, photographers and curious spectators. And, as the cameras rolled, the colossal monuments of Giza, designed to awe the Ancient Egyptians over 4,000 years ago, amazed viewers around the world. This was a milestone in the history of the Giza Plateau. It will take American audiences into the heart of an excavation adventure on three major sites that are off limits to the public. Remarkably, excavations at Giza have been going on for nearly two centuries, but that the plateau is far from exhausted.
Every season reveals new evidence that casts new light on the Pyramids and the pyramid-builders.
One of the tombs contained a well-preserved mummy wrapped in linen. It is really fantastic to open this mummy live in front of the cameras, but it will be sent to the X-ray laboratory to be checked and examined. Kay's tomb is small but has beautiful coloured bas-reliefs on its walls. One shows a love scene, with Kay embracing his wife. Egyptian workers and artisans are the builders of my tomb.