OUT OF EGYPT
Discovery, Aug. 17, 9 p.m.
Starring Kara Cooney
Egyptologist Cooney tackles history from spots all over the world. She'll explore fascinatingly bizarre subjects, like why humans revere the bones of their dead — for which she witnessed a reburial ritual in Vietnam. ''I was watching a pair of polyester pants come out of the ground, and the guy would pull a femur out of it.'' Icky cool. —Alynda Wheat
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