the other ship, now housed in a museum in giza, was excavated in 195a.nds of pieces before being buried, along with hieroglyphic instructions on how to reassemble them. that is because the ancient egyptians believed that in the afterlife the boats would be needed to transfer the rulers‘ resurrected spirits up to the heavens. so what is happening in here? this is a lab for the conservation of khufu's second boat. after, as you saw, lifting the pieces from the boat, we bring the pieces here. the planks are incredibly fragile and removing them can cause even more damage. so this temperature—controlled lab was erected to examine the pieces on site. we take the weight, and we must keep the humidity at 55%... to help preserve the wood? yes, yes. the team are cleaning and restoring the wood piece by piece. they are literally rebuilding history. this is the dream for any conservationist, not only an egyptologist, but all over the world, people would love to work on this project. we are most proud of this work. this is one of the most famous of boats. back in the

in february, tonga is in the firing line of cyclone giza, the worst to hit the country since modern weather the casualties and the widespread destruction, the more than century—old parliament building. in australia injanuary, it's near record summer heat that's making the headlines as temperatures in sydney top 47 celsius. and in south africa, unprecedented drought takes cape town closer to becoming the world's first major city to run out of water. every day without rain takes the 4 million people who live here closer to the day the taps run dry. brazil in february, and the eerie sight of a forest trail completely submerged by water. the flood subsided almost as quickly as it came but it produced scenes that look like they come from another world. newsreel: continuous lines of petrol burners are a vital feature of fog investigation dispersal operations or in raf parlance, operation fido. 0ver100 years of raf operations, how they tackled the weather elements in the raf has changed, and today we could never imagine this but during the second world war the problem of fog was met by this unusua

in february, tonga is in the firing line of cyclone giza, the worst to hit the country since modern weatherand the widespread destruction, the more than century—old parliament building. in australia injanuary, it's near record summer heat that is making the headlines as temperatures in sydney top 47 celsius. and in south africa, unprecedented drought takes cape town closer to becoming the world's first major city to run out of water. every day without rain takes the 4 million people who live here closer to the day the taps run dry. brazil in february, and the eerie sight of a forest trail completely submerged by water. the flood subsided almost as quickly as it came but it produced scenes that look like they come from another world. newsreel: continuous lines of petrol burners are a vital feature of fog investigation dispersal operations or in raf parlance, operation fido. over 100 years of raf operations, how they tackled the weather elements in the raf has changed, and today we could never imagine this but during the second world war the problem of fog was met by this unusual solution, fi

university for years had a magic ring in my ears and here i was a student at the for a while university in giza. my heart beat with happiness whenever i pass through the university gates and saw students chanting slogans like down with the british down with the king. i was reminded of my childhood when i longed for the world to change and much of the old order to collapse. in july nine hundred fifty three the monarchy was overthrown and egypt declared a republic. one of the projects implemented by the revolutionary regime was the establishment of health units in rural areas. i was looking for a job that would take me back to the village. it was a warm september day in the year one nine hundred fifty six when i left cairo. the men and women of the village had gathered around the door of the health unit to which i had been posted. as soon as i got out of the car i heard the women you're leading and voices shouting at thousand greetings to our lady the doctor. and i don't think i'd like to see the old house i used to live in there it is dr it's been converted into offices. they turned into offices

at the time the pyramids at giza in egypt were the world's largest structures but in the thirteenth centurythe title passed to colognes cathedral skilled labor from all over europe took part in its construction. mentioned he did in those early cathedral builders did an incredible job they were the first people to lay the foundations for a building that they would never see completed triumph and boards and they knew it and thus most of the my it's there it's tough to see into. the foundation pit was seventeen meters deep there is as much masonry down here as there is above ground. point of order today a structural engineer. i would say that this is way over the top the foundations don't need to be this big but it also means that we don't need to worry if there's an earthquake you have been given. and this is the most earthquake prone region in germany two types of rock were used to make the foundations hard black battled and a casing of softer rock made of volcanic ash to cushion earth tremors. the structural solution for the high vaulted ceilings is equally ingenious without the buttresses