National Geographic Egyptian Secrets of the Afterlife (2009)

To the ancient Egyptians life after death was a highstakes underworld journey fraught with terrifying obstacles fiery lakes of death battles with monsters and ultimately eternal death or resurrection with the sun Its a journey each Egyptian believed was real and for the pharaoh the stakes were even higherthe entire cosmos depended on the kings successful journey and resurrection New excavations are revealing more than weve ever known about what the Egyptians believed they would encounter on their afterlife journey Now worldrenowned archaeologist Dr Sahi Hawass is excavating a mysterious tunnel at the very bottom of Setis tombfar below the surface of the earth Join National Geographic on a quest in which Dr Hawass will put his own life in jeopardy for the sake of discovery