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What the Ancients Did for Us

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7/9. The Egyptians. It was a superpower of the ancient world, and every schoolchild knows about pyramids and mummies. But Adam Hart-Davis digs deeper to show some other less well-known Egyptian inventions, including a disastrous one. Marty Jopson pays a handyman's tribute to these early toolmakers, while Amani Zain tells stories from around Egypt. Producer Jane Cameron ; Series producer Ian Potts
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Adam Hart-Davis on mummification: page 37

Contributors

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Adam Hart-Davis
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Marty Jopson
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Amani Zain
Producer:
Jane Cameron
Producer:
Ian Potts
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Adam Hart-Davis
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