30 kilometers from Cairo, the oldest known Egyptian necropolis is buried at the foot of the pyramid of Djoser. The 14th campaign of archaeological excavations which began in April 2004, under the direction of Christiane Ziegler, was to prove particularly fruitful for the entire team of the Department of Egyptian Antiquities of the Louvre Museum. But this vast project is also an experience shared with the Egyptian workers hired for this occasion.
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00:00 Intro
01:20 the start of the excavations
18:05 the reasons for the excavations
27:00 The big moment
30:35 The pyramid of Djoser
43:25 The opening of the sarcophagus
51:37 Descent into the 3rd grave
1:00:35 The 12th day and the new well
1:15:15 A new twist
1:26:25 Surprising discoveries
1:40:00 The end of the first excavations

A documentary directed by Frédéric Wilner
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