THE PERIOD we normally think of as "ancient Egypt" is the time when Egypt was ruled by the pharaohs - after c. 3100 B.C. But who lived in Egypt before the pharaohs? In the early Stone Age people in Egypt lived on sites fairly high up on the land above the Nile from the Delta to Aswan.

GEORGE HART in association with THE BRITISH MUSEUM Be an eyewitness to the unbelievable riches of the pharaoh's court and to everything Egyptian, from amazing jewels and tools to toys and everlasting mummies.

Egypt before the pharaohs

On the banks of the Nile

Famous pharaohs

The royal court

Preparing for the tomb

Everlasting bodies

Journey to the afterlife

The great pyramids

The Valley of the Kings

Gods and goddesses

Magic and medicine

Priests and temples

Sacred rituals

Scribes and scholars

Writing

Weapons of war

Sailing on the Nile

Buying and selling

An Egyptian carpenter

Hunting, fishing, and fowling

The Egyptians at home

Food and drink

Song and dance

Toys and games

From fabric to finery

All that glitters

Adorning the body

Animals of the Nile Valley

Egypt after the pharaohs

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The pharaohs

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