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The Man who Discovered Egypt

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Not Rated03/28/2012 (GB) • Documentary, History0m

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Ancient Egypt was vandalised by tomb raiders and treasure hunters until one Victorian adventurer took them on. Most of us have never heard of Flinders Petrie, but this maverick genius underook a scientific survey of the pyramids, discovered the oldest portraits in the world, unearthed Egypt's prehistoric roots - and in the process invented modern field archaeology, giving meaning to a whole civilisation.
TitleThe Man who Discovered Egypt
RealesedMar 28, 2012
CastChris Naunton, Jeffrey Blakely
WriterN/A
DirectorDeborah Perkin
CountryUnited Kingdom
CompaniesBBC