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NOVA: Animal Mummies

Nova (2015)

Documentary | United States

Director: Jon Eastman

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SEASON: 43

EPISODE: 5 - Animal Mummies

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NOVA joins a team of leading Egyptologists who deploy the latest medical imaging to peer beneath the wrappings of Egyptian mummified beasts without damaging the animal bodies inside. The results are enlightening, often surprising insights into the weird beliefs and practices that clung to the Egyptian quest for immortality.

Producer: Jon Eastman

RUNTIME: 55 min

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