The Man who Discovered Egypt

Name: The Man who Discovered Egypt
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2012-01-01
Rating: 5
Cast: Chris Naunton, Jeffrey Blakely

2012| IMDb 5.0

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Documentary about English Egyptologist Flinders Petrie. Ancient Egypt was vandalised by tomb raiders until one Victorian maverick pioneered modern field archaeology.

Director: Deborah Perkin

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