Timewatch

Timewatch· Season 15 · Episode 1

Karnak - A Hidden History

S15E01·January 14, 1996·50m·BBC Two

The temple at Karnak in Egypt, founded around 1500 BC, was the greatest religious shrine of the ancient world, taking 2,000 years and the work of 80,000 people to complete. Yet much of what went on behind its walls was kept hidden. With the aid of computer reconstructions and film shot at religious sites in Egypt, Timewatch reveals its fascinating hidden history.

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