Te Wao Tuturu The Diva Mummy
Natural history documentaries from throughout the world. Tonight: The Diva Mummy. In the early 1970s construction workers near Changsha, China unearthed the tomb of aristocrat Xin Zhui. In the early 1970's construction workers near Changsha, China unearthened the tomb of Xin Zhui, an aristocrats from the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD24). With highly elaborate re-enactments, it dramatizes Xin Zhui's splendid world, her equally splendid afterlife and the mysterious process that made her so well preserved. It also shows the first video images of the autopsy of another well preserved Han Dynasty body found in Lianyungang of Jiangsu Provicne in 2002. A co-production between Natural History New Zealand Ltd, View Point Communications, ARTE and National Geographic.
Primary Title
- Te Wao Tuturu
Secondary Title
- The Diva Mummy
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 20 January 2013
Start Time
- 18 : 00
Finish Time
- 19 : 00
Duration
- 60:00
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- Natural history documentaries from throughout the world. Tonight: The Diva Mummy. In the early 1970s construction workers near Changsha, China unearthed the tomb of aristocrat Xin Zhui. In the early 1970's construction workers near Changsha, China unearthened the tomb of Xin Zhui, an aristocrats from the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD24). With highly elaborate re-enactments, it dramatizes Xin Zhui's splendid world, her equally splendid afterlife and the mysterious process that made her so well preserved. It also shows the first video images of the autopsy of another well preserved Han Dynasty body found in Lianyungang of Jiangsu Provicne in 2002. A co-production between Natural History New Zealand Ltd, View Point Communications, ARTE and National Geographic.
Classification
- G
Owning Collection
- Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- Maori
Captioning Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient--China.
- Mummies--China.
- Changsha (Hunan Sheng, China)--Tombs.
- Changsha (Hunan Sheng, China)--Antiquities
Genres
- Documentary
Contributors
- Natural History New Zealand Ltd (Production Unit)
- Steven R. Talley (Producer)
- Steven R. Talley (Director)
Subjects
- Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient--China.
- Mummies--China.
- Changsha (Hunan Sheng, China)--Tombs.
- Changsha (Hunan Sheng, China)--Antiquities