Dr Joann Fletcher visits the Turin Museum to take a look at the artefacts recovered from the tomb of Kha and Merit.
Joann explains the importance of the afterlife for Ancient Egyptians.
She looks at some of the items that would be left in the tomb for use in the afterlife.
Through studying the Book of the Dead, hieroglyphs and ancient tombs, she shows exactly what a funeral procession would look like.
She then describes the ceremonies of the 鈥極pening of the Mouth鈥 and the 鈥榃eighing of the Heart鈥.
This clip is from 麻豆官网首页入口 series: Ancient Egypt - Life and Death in the Valley of the Kings.
Teacher Notes
After watching the clip, students could discuss how important the idea of an afterlife was to the Ancient Egyptians.
They could examine images of some of the items buried in tombs and speculate what their purpose might be.
They could consider the different stages of the journey into the afterlife and reproduce this as a storyboard or cartoon. Or, they could produce a diary entry for an ancient Egyptian attending a funeral.
Curriculum Notes
This clip is relevant for teaching History and Social Studies at KS2/Second level (Scotland).
More from Ancient Egypt - Life and Death in the Valley of the Kings
Daily life in Ancient Egypt. video
Dr Joann Fletcher visits the village of Pa-Demi to discover more about the daily lives and tombs of Kha and Merit. She looks at their mummies in the Turin museum to discover more.
Marriage and family in Ancient Egypt. video
Dr Joann Fletcher visits the village of Demi to try and understand more about the life of an ancient Egyptian architect called Kha, and his wife, Meryt.
Mummification in Ancient Egypt. video
Dr Joann Fletcher explains how the ancient Egyptians preserved their dead and why mummies were buried in precious jewellery.
Tombs in Ancient Egypt. video
Dr Joann Fletcher travels to the Valley of the Kings to meet Steve Cross, who is an expert on tombs, she then explores the tomb of an Ancient Egyptian architect called Kha.
