Ancient Egypt's Pyramids, Black Magic, And Execution Rituals | After Dark
After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds and the Paranormal
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Ancient Egypt had amazing pyramids, mummies, and an advanced civilisation, but did they have any dark secrets?
At After Dark, we love to explore the grim reality of all of this: what was life like for the people who built those pyramids? What happened if you stole from the Valley of the Kings? And how common were dark arts and sorcery?
Today Anthony Delaney and Maddy Pelling are joined by Egyptologist Campbell Price, to uncover the dark side of Ancient Egypt.
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