How did ancient Egyptians perfectly preserve pharaohs for millennia? Scientists have long been baffled by the 18th Dynasty's secret embalming formulas. Now, a terminally ill British man named Alan has donated his body to a team of leading experts. Filmed in a UK forensic lab, this documentary follows the first modern attempt to use these complex, ancient techniques to create a 21st-century mummy.
How did ancient Egyptians perfectly preserve pharaohs for millennia? Scientists have long been baffled by the 18th Dynasty's secret embalming formulas. Now, a terminally ill British man named Alan has donated his body to a team of leading experts. Filmed in a UK forensic lab, this documentary follows the first modern attempt to use these complex, ancient techniques to create a 21st-century mummy.
