"EGYPT - New Discoveries, Ancient Mysteries" is a new series of documentaries that focuses on modern archaeology in Egypt.

Produced by Moonweed Digital in partnership with Laboratorio Rosso and the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities, the series has been ongoing since June 2005, shot with digital HD equipment in Upper and Lower Egypt.

(EPISODES 1, 2, & 3 out now on DVD for De Agostini Editore)

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EGYPT SERIES SHOWREEL (June 2007) - a new 10-minutes clip with highlights from the first six episodes, from Thebes to Saqqara through the Cairo Museum and Giza.

(PLAY CLIP - 400 x 225 Quicktime, 93.5 MB)

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Welcome to the MWD 'EGYPT' area. Through this page you can access more information about the production, view some of the work-in-progress content, and download short videos (coming soon).

To VIEW a file, simply click on one of the links below.

To SAVE a file, you can:

1. Right-click on the link and select "Download linked file" from the pop-up menu; or

2. From the viewing window, you can open Quicktime's pop-up menu (at the bottom right corner of the Quicktime window) and select 'Save file as a self-contained movie'.

WORK IN PROGRESS

- TT46: a newly found mummy - June 2006. Interview with the University of Pennsylvania mission responsible for the discovery of the new mummy in the Valley of the Nobles.

Play Clip (368 x 208 Quicktime, Dur 7' 26", 68.1 MB)

- EGYPT SHOWREEL 2006- June 2006. Color-grading courtesy of Molinare London's and Filmlight DI technology.

EPISODE ZERO (368 x 208 Quicktime) - 7.8 MB

AUDIO DOWNLOAD:

AUDIO CLIPS COMING SOON

For more info about Filmlight BASELIGHT, click below

http://www.filmlight.ltd.uk

ARCHIVE

- EGYPT EDIT 1 - June 2005. Coverage of Sandro Vannini's work with digital photography in Luxor. Shot last year in Standard Definition. Click on the link below to jump to the MWD 'REELS' page.

Find Clip ('Lost Tombs Of Luxor', 368 x 208 Quicktime)

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LINKS

- The Supreme Council of Antiquities, Egypt.

- www.kv-63.com - official site of Dr. Otto Schaden

- Ancient Egypt Research Associates, home of the Giza Platueau Mapping Project led by Dr. Mark Lehner (http://www.aeraweb.org/index.asp)