Marriage and family in Ancient Egypt | Learning Zone

Duration: 7'11''

Synopsis

Joann Fletcher describes the ceremony 'Bringing the Bundle', which was a kind of marriage proposal. Joann then finds about Kha and Meryt's family.

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