简介：Egyptcaptivatesuslikefewotherancientcivilizations-butwhatwasitliketoactuallylivethereasanordinaryperson3,500yearsago?EgyptologistDrJoannFletchergoesonafascinatingjourneyinsearchofpeoplelikeus,notthegreatPharaohsbuttheordinarypeoplewhobuiltandpopulatedthisincredibleancientcivilization,creatingaremarkablewayoflifeandanextraordinarywayofdeath. ThesequestionsareexploredthroughthehistoriesofKhaandMeryt,anarchitectandhiswifewholivedjustoutsidetheValleyoftheKings.Theyleftbehindatreasuretroveofinformationintheirextraordinarytomb,fullofobjectsfromtheirlivesanddeath;everythingfrommake-uptodeathmasks,loavesofbreadtolife-likefigurines,eventhetoolsKhausedatworkintheroyaltombs.JoannFletcherusesthistrovetotravelintotheremarkableworldoftheseancientEgyptians,bothinlifeandtheafterlife. Inthefirstpartoftheseries,Joannexploreshowpeoplelivedduringthistime,fromthetightlypackedhousesandvillagesofthecommonpeople,totheclothestheyworeandthefoodtheyate.ShediscoverstheordinaryEgyptians'loveofpoetryandtheirenthusiasmforinteriordesign,aswellaswhatitwaslikeworkinginthemostfamouscemeteryonEarth.…