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.
Dr Joann Fletcher looks at the mysterious world of the ancient Egyptian afterlife.
A compilation of short films made specially for schools based on the BBC Two history series presented by Dr Joann Fletcher. Egypt captivates us like few other ancient civilizations - but what was it like to actually live there as an ordinary person, 3,500 years ago? Egyptologist Dr Joann Fletcher goes on a fascinating journey in search of people like us - not the great pharaohs but the ordinary people who built and populated this incredible ancient civilization - creating a remarkable way of life and an extraordinary way of death. At the heart of this series are Kha and Meryt, an architect and his wife who lived just outside the Valley of the Kings. They left behind a treasure trove of information, their extraordinary tomb, full of objects from their lives and deaths - from make-up to death masks, loaves of bread to lifelike figurines, even the tools Kha used at work in the royal tombs. Joann Fletcher uses this to travel into the remarkable world of these Ancient Egyptians, both in life and the afterlife. Part of the BBC Learning Zone.
