Ancient Discoveries: Egyptian Warfare DVD

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On location shots around the globe, a dig in Turkey, and museum artifacts meld into a lively presentation of evidence and dramatizations of the ancient uses of weapons. Egyptologists and military historians provide perspectives on the Egyptians' military technology. An echo of ancient ingenuity, our axe handles are shaped just like the 3500 year old Egyptian battle axe handle.

Chariot replicas in action and a demonstration of the compound bow illuminate familiar scenes of Ramses and Tutankhamun. The ancients' ingenuous use of natural materials is amazing, not to mention their metal working. And I enjoyed the detail about King Tutankhamun's body armor depicted on his painted chest.

A minimum of graphic warfare makes this suitable for anyone with an interest in ancient Egypt, the Hittites or ancient Egyptian technology. As usual, it was fun to nitpick about a very few inaccurate details, but on the whole the information was impeccably presented.