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- GoofsNarration states that dead must have been positioned quickly for burial. Actually, onset of rigor mortis is in a couple of hours after death, but muscles begin to relax after a few days as muscle proteins begin to degrade. Joints then become flexible, even "floppy," and folding of the body would have been easy.
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More than the title implies
National Geographic's "Skeletons of the Sahara" is about skeletons of the Sahara and much more. I have watched this several times because it is densely packed not only information on two cultures that lived in the Sahara before the Egyptians built the pyramids, showing how they were found, and the methods used to determine their age and social environment.
The only drawback is several times they ask questions implying that we do not know the answers. It is possible that someone might not have known that the Sahara was once luscious vegetation, but instead of just coming out and saying it is implied over and over and over again.
However, there are many eye-openers. For some reason, I was not aware that you could read the enamel layers on teeth just like you can rings on a tree. And there were several other surprises with the archaeology methods.
All-in-all this documentary is a keeper. It is not a bunch of sound bites like some documentaries. There is no mention of aliens from outer space. The narration is quite well organized.
The only drawback is several times they ask questions implying that we do not know the answers. It is possible that someone might not have known that the Sahara was once luscious vegetation, but instead of just coming out and saying it is implied over and over and over again.
However, there are many eye-openers. For some reason, I was not aware that you could read the enamel layers on teeth just like you can rings on a tree. And there were several other surprises with the archaeology methods.
All-in-all this documentary is a keeper. It is not a bunch of sound bites like some documentaries. There is no mention of aliens from outer space. The narration is quite well organized.
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