Season 1, Episode 2

Saqqara, The First Pyramid

Air Date: 2019-04-30

Overview: At the heart of Saqqara, the largest necropolis in Egypt, which was built around 2600 BC, is the Step Pyramid of Djoser. It is surrounded by a wall, covered in hieroglyphics which form a priceless book of the dead, the greatest body of texts in all humanity. This pyramid, with its unusual design, is the first and most complex of all.

Runtime: 45 minutes