Inside the pyramids

Mysteries of Science

Fun Kids

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.6 • 681 Ratings

🗓️ 25 November 2022

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

They’re the most recognisable symbols of Ancient Egypt and the only ancient wonder still in existence. Although some of the secrets of the pyramids have been unearthed, the Great Pyramid still holds many mysteries…

Dan and Stevie chat to some top Egyptologists to find out more about them and discover a mysterious void located inside.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to mysteries of science. I'm Stevie and I'm the Deputy Editor of Science in Nature, the monthly magazine from the team behind the week junior.
0:09.6	And I'm Michael, the junior editor. Science helps us understand the universe, but there are some strange cases it still hasn't solved, including this one.
0:17.6	Many of you will be familiar with the pyramids of ancient Egypt, one of the wonders of the world.
0:22.6	But do you know how the Egyptians built these magnificent structures?
0:26.6	Do you know why they built them?
0:28.6	And do you know what's lurking on the inside?
0:30.6	Join us as we go back in time to get some answers.
0:33.6	This is Mysteries of Science.
0:35.6	Ah, ancient Egypt, you know, I've always been fascinated by this period of history, Stevie.
0:41.6	The mummies, the pharaohs, the pyramids, there's just so much to explore.
0:45.6	Yes, and now is a perfect time to discuss it, as this month marks 100 years since the discovery of the tomb of Tutankarmoon.
0:53.1	Yes, some of you might remember we did
0:54.7	an entire episode on King Tut's Curse back in season one of Mysteries of Science. It was one of
0:59.9	our first ever episodes and well worth a listen if you haven't heard it already. But not before
1:05.4	you finish listening to this one. Now Michael, you say you love ancient Egypt, but do you know when ancient Egypt actually was?
1:12.6	What period of time we are actually talking about?
1:15.6	Um, you know, I don't actually. I think I'm going to need some help here.
1:19.6	Well, luckily for you, we've got someone who knows the answer.
1:22.6	I'm Joanne Fletcher and I'm an Egyptologist and a professor in the Department of Archaeology at the University of York.
1:29.7	An Egyptologist? What's that?
1:31.9	Well, Egyptology is the best subject in the world. It is basically the study of ancient Egypt. It's culture, it's religion, it's architecture, anything and everything to do with ancient Egypt.
1:46.1	And it's something that I've done virtually my whole life.
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