But what the modern world knows about ancient Egyptian culture has been pieced together from surprisingly little hard information.
Many mysteries remain.
In the last few years, it has become possible to decipher a vast source of information from the Egyptian dead. Thanks to new scientific techniques, Egyptian mummies have begun revealing secrets of their lost world. Liev Schreiber narrates the programs. February 17 at 8 p.m. Tutankhamun was the last of the line.