The silver pharaoh

DVD - 2010

The royal tomb of Pharaoh Psusennes I is one of the most spectacular of all the ancient Egyptian treasures. Discovered in 1939 by French archeologist Pierre Montet, why hasn't the world heard about it? Archaeologists, using the hieroglyphs inside the tomb, pieced together the identity of the pharaoh, and further investigation reveals political intrigue, a lost city, and a leader who united a country in turmoil and became the Silver Pharaoh.

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Genres
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Published
[United States] : PBS Home Video c2010.
Language
English
Corporate Author
PBS Home Video
Corporate Author
PBS Home Video (-)
Other Authors
Liev Schreiber (-)
Item Description
Originally broadcast on PBS in 2010.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (DVD)(60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Format
DVD, NTSC ; widescreen, stereo.
Production Credits
Narrator, Liev Schreiber ; camera, Andy Webb ; editor, Jay Slot ; music, Jim Heffernan, Michael Montes.
ISBN
9781608833221
Contents unavailable.
Review by School Library Journal Review

Gr 6 Up-Narrated by Liev Schreiber, this film explores the royal tomb of Pharaoh Psusennes I, who ruled Egypt over 3000 years ago. Although it was one of the most lavish and unusual crypts ever found, with the only known sepulcher cast in silver, its artifacts were left, until recently, unprocessed in Cairo since its discovery in 1939 due to the mounting of World War II. The tomb ultimately contained important information about a little-known era called the Third Intermediate Period. The producers worked with a team of Egyptologists to decode the forensic evidence and social history uncovered in the necropolis, revealing a fascinating story of a great leader and his lost city. The film employs a variety of techniques such as live-action recreations and radar scans to make the narrative come alive. Through an interdisciplinary approach, it is revealed that Psusennes (who ruled for 46 years as both a pharaoh and a high priest) relocated the metropolis of Pi-Ramesse to Tanis piece by piece. In direct opposition to the previously assumed upheaval of the era, evidence of a creative, revered, and skilled ruler emerges. This profile not only fills some gaps in Egyptian history, but also repositions contemporary notions of the Egyptian empire. For middle and high school curricula focusing on ancient civilizations.-Vincent M. Livoti, Sherrill Library, Lesley University, Cambridge, MA (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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