National Geographic Launches First Ever Expedition Week
Would you like to explore the great pyramids? Dive for Captain Kidd’s pirate ship? Discover the lost cities of the Amazon? Well, unless you have a billionaire banker behind you, you better stick with National Geographic’s Expedition Week! It’s seven straight nights following intrepid explorers all across the Earth and beyond and it’s being presented in spectacular high definition.
Sunday night kicks off with “Unlocking the Great Pyramid.” Architect Jean-Pierre Houdin uses cutting edge 3-D software as a first step to solving the mystery of this monolith, and then it’s off to Egypt for a first-hand look.
On Monday, Buzz Aldrin will lead you on a journey coming “Direct from the Moon” with high definition moon images that have never before been seen on TV.
On Tuesday, we go under the sea to explore the recently discovered wreck of the Quedagh Merchant, a ship stolen and scuttled by the infamous Captain Kidd.
Wednesday, it’s George like you’ve never seen him before as forensic scientists use modern technology to get a handle on “The Real George Washington.”
Thursday we pay a visit to the “Lost Cities of the Amazon.” Using CGI and dramatic re-creations, you’ll get a look at what life was like 500 years ago when the Amazon was a happening kind of place.
On Friday you get a double feature of Egyptian treasures with “Alexander the Great’s Lost Tomb” and “Mystery of the Screaming Man.”
On Sunday “Egypt Uncovered” takes on the myth behind the real “Scorpion King” and finally we join archaeologist Ehud Netzer as he discovers what he’s been searching for for years, “Herod’s Lost Tomb.”
If you love Indiana Jones, you’ll love these real-life adventures that combine modern tech with the ancient world and I’ll just bet you’ll learn something you never knew.
I’ll get you started with some interesting facts from National Geographic:
– The largest pyramid ever build, the Great Pyramid incorporates about 2.3 million stone blocks, weighing an average of 2.5 tons each.
—In November 2007, Kaguya captured HDTV of “Earth-rise” and “Earth-set,” a stunning visual that someone standing on the moon could not witness because the Earth always faces the same side of the moon.
— Captain Kidd was hanged on May 3, 1701, but the first rope broke so he had to be hanged a second time.
— Washington personally oversaw a network of spies during the American Revolution.
— The Screaming Man was found covered in quicklime paste, unheard of in the Egyptian tradition, wrapped in a sheepskin - an object considered unclean — and bound at the wrist and ankle.
– In the layers of Herod’s man-augmented mountain-tower of Herodium, Dr. Netzer’s team found evidence of a bathhouse, a sauna and the oldest existing dome in Isreal.
Want to learn more? Tune in the National Geographic Channel every night this week!
Trivia and photos courtesy of National Geographic
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