Egypt's Darkest Hour

PBS America

10:45 AM to 11:40 AM

Monday 2 June

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Part one of two. Over 4,000 years ago, the ancient kingdom of Egypt, collapsed and disappeared. The mighty pharaohs, who had reigned supreme for more than seven centuries, lost control and the land was plunged into 150 years of chaos and civil war. In this documentary, a team of archaeologists examines the Tomb of the Warriors, a rare mass grave dating to the fall of the Old Kingdom, when political infighting and a changing climate brought down an empire