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Africa's Great Civilizations, Episode 1, Origins
directed by Virginia Quinn, fl. 2003; presented by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 1950-; produced by Martin Bates, fl. 2010, McGee Media, Inkwell Films and Kunhardt Films, in Africa's Great Civilizations, Episode 1 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2017), 53 mins
In his six-hour series, Africa's Great Civilizations, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. takes a new look at the history of Africa, from the birth of humankind to the dawn of the 20th century. This is a breathtaking and personal journey through two hundred thousand years of history, from the origins, on the African continent,...
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directed by Virginia Quinn, fl. 2003; presented by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 1950-; produced by Martin Bates, fl. 2010, McGee Media, Inkwell Films and Kunhardt Films, in Africa's Great Civilizations, Episode 1 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2017), 53 mins
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In his six-hour series, Africa's Great Civilizations, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. takes a new look at the history of Africa, from the birth of humankind to the dawn of the 20th century. This is a breathtaking and personal journey through two hundred thousand years of history, from the origins, on the African continent, of art, writing, and civilization itself, through the millennia in which Africa and Africans shaped not only their own rich civilizati...
In his six-hour series, Africa's Great Civilizations, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. takes a new look at the history of Africa, from the birth of humankind to the dawn of the 20th century. This is a breathtaking and personal journey through two hundred thousand years of history, from the origins, on the African continent, of art, writing, and civilization itself, through the millennia in which Africa and Africans shaped not only their own rich civilizations, but also the wider world. Professor Gates travels the length and breadth of Africa to chronicle the continent's history from a firmly African perspective. His journey takes him from the city of Great Zimbabwe, to the pyramids of Meroe, and the spectacular rock-hewn churches of Lalibela in Ethiopia. The epic story that he tells is full of surprises and unexpected connections, helping us to appreciate the collective and individual genius of Africans who, across thousands of years, built civilizations and empires, fought wars, established great cities, furthered and spread learning, and created some of the most sublime art and architecture in human history.This episode is a journey with Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. to Kenya, Egypt and beyond as he discovers the origins of man, the formation of early human societies and the creation of significant cultural and scientific achievements on the African continent.
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Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Martin Bates, fl. 2010, McGee Media, Inkwell Films, Kunhardt Films
Author / Creator
Virginia Quinn, fl. 2003, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 1950-
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
Africa's Great Civilizations
Topic / Theme
Sculpture, Ancient civilizations, Historic research for anthropology, Archaeological artifacts, Homo sapiens, Humans and human ancestors, Egyptians, Africans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2017 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
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Along the Inca Trail : Sacred Valley, Modern Times
produced by National Geographic (District of Columbia: National Geographic, 2000), 28 mins
Two months into her journey and well into the high mountains of northern Peru, Karin meets a sorcerer - a man with the power to cure ills and see into the future. She takes the opportunity to participate with him in an all-night healing ceremony, which requires drinking San Pedro cactus juice and snorting liquid t...
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produced by National Geographic (District of Columbia: National Geographic, 2000), 28 mins
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Two months into her journey and well into the high mountains of northern Peru, Karin meets a sorcerer - a man with the power to cure ills and see into the future. She takes the opportunity to participate with him in an all-night healing ceremony, which requires drinking San Pedro cactus juice and snorting liquid tobacco. Continuing on to the Chachapoyas, Peru’s new archaeological frontier, Karin befriends a local farmer who offers to be her gui...
Two months into her journey and well into the high mountains of northern Peru, Karin meets a sorcerer - a man with the power to cure ills and see into the future. She takes the opportunity to participate with him in an all-night healing ceremony, which requires drinking San Pedro cactus juice and snorting liquid tobacco. Continuing on to the Chachapoyas, Peru’s new archaeological frontier, Karin befriends a local farmer who offers to be her guide. She discovers that most ruins of ancient Chachapoya civilization reside in the cliffs - hundreds of burial chambers, each containing a mummy. Proceeding the Peru’s capital at Lima, Karin finds a modern metropolis where the word “Inca” seems to have become little more than advertising jargon used to sell goods. She arrives in Lima on the eve of the Lord of Milagros procession - the largest religious gathering in all of Peru. There’s never a dull moment along the Inca road, as Karin deals with unexpected twists and turns that add humor and dimension to her unique story.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
National Geographic
Date Published / Released
2000
Publisher
National Geographic
Topic / Theme
Archaeological sites, Exploration, Inca people, Area Studies, Iraqis, Canadians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013 by National Geographic
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Ancient Mysteries, The Hidden City of Petra
in Ancient Mysteries (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 1994), 47 mins
Petra, a stone city of temples and tombs carved deep into stark cliffs in Jordan, was the center of life two thousand years ago for a people called the Nabateans. Archaeologists excavate evidence of a highly sophisticated society and discover answers to questions about Nabatean beliefs, customs, and destinies.
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in Ancient Mysteries (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 1994), 47 mins
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Petra, a stone city of temples and tombs carved deep into stark cliffs in Jordan, was the center of life two thousand years ago for a people called the Nabateans. Archaeologists excavate evidence of a highly sophisticated society and discover answers to questions about Nabatean beliefs, customs, and destinies.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Leonard Nimoy, 1931-2015
Date Published / Released
1994
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Series
Ancient Mysteries
Speaker / Narrator
Leonard Nimoy, 1931-2015
Topic / Theme
Archaeological sites, Cities, Social customs, Family and Culture, World History, Prehistory to Early Civilizations (Up to 1000 BCE)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of A&E Television.
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Ancient Worlds, 1, Come Together
produced by Melanie Archer, fl. 2004-2015, in Ancient Worlds, 1 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2010), 52 mins
In the first episode of this epic series archaeologist and historian
Richard Miles explores the origins of one of the most profound
innovations in our human story: civilisation. Starting in Uruk, the
'mother of all cities' in southern Iraq, he travels to Syria, Egypt,
Anatolia and Greece tracing the development of...
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produced by Melanie Archer, fl. 2004-2015, in Ancient Worlds, 1 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2010), 52 mins
Description
In the first episode of this epic series archaeologist and historian
Richard Miles explores the origins of one of the most profound
innovations in our human story: civilisation. Starting in Uruk, the
'mother of all cities' in southern Iraq, he travels to Syria, Egypt,
Anatolia and Greece tracing the development of the complex systems
with which the civilizations of the Bronze Age constructed their
societies: city-building, religion, kingship, war...
In the first episode of this epic series archaeologist and historian
Richard Miles explores the origins of one of the most profound
innovations in our human story: civilisation. Starting in Uruk, the
'mother of all cities' in southern Iraq, he travels to Syria, Egypt,
Anatolia and Greece tracing the development of the complex systems
with which the civilizations of the Bronze Age constructed their
societies: city-building, religion, kingship, war, writing, technology,
diplomacy and trade. Along the way he examines the challenges posed
by this experiment in a new way of being human. 'This isn't the story of
ancient worlds long past' he says, 'it's the story of us, then.'
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Melanie Archer, fl. 2004-2015
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Ancient Worlds
Topic / Theme
Ancient civilizations, Cities, Civilization, Progress of civilization, Urban life, Urban population, Writing systems, Family and Culture, World History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000), Prehistory to Early Civilizations (Up to 1000 BCE)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011 BBC Worldwide
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Ancient Worlds, 2, The Age of Iron
produced by Melanie Archer, fl. 2004-2015, in Ancient Worlds, 2 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2010), 51 mins
Richard Miles looks at the winners, losers and survivors of the great Bronze Age collapse, a regional catastrophe that wiped out the achievements of civilisation in the Mediterranean about 3,000 years ago. In the new age of iron, civilisation would re-emerge, tempered in the flames of conflict, tougher and more re...
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produced by Melanie Archer, fl. 2004-2015, in Ancient Worlds, 2 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2010), 51 mins
Description
Richard Miles looks at the winners, losers and survivors of the great Bronze Age collapse, a regional catastrophe that wiped out the achievements of civilisation in the Mediterranean about 3,000 years ago. In the new age of iron, civilisation would re-emerge, tempered in the flames of conflict, tougher and more resilient than ever before.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Melanie Archer, fl. 2004-2015
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Ancient Worlds
Topic / Theme
Ancient and classical history curriculums, Ancient civilizations, Cities, Civilization, Progress of civilization, Urban life, Urban population, Family and Culture, World History, Prehistory to Early Civilizations (Up to 1000 BCE)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011 BBC Worldwide
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Archaeological Methods, Baseline Offset Survey
directed by Sarah Colley, in Archaeological Methods (Alexandria, VA: University of Sydney, 2009), 4 mins
This documentary, by ethnographer Martin Gibbs, is about baseline offset surveys.
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directed by Sarah Colley, in Archaeological Methods (Alexandria, VA: University of Sydney, 2009), 4 mins
Description
This documentary, by ethnographer Martin Gibbs, is about baseline offset surveys.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Instructional material
Contributor
Martin Gibbs
Author / Creator
Sarah Colley, Martin Gibbs
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
University of Sydney
Series
Archaeological Methods
Topic / Theme
Archaeological survey methods, Ethnography
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2009. Used by permission of Sarah Colley. All rights reserved.
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Archaeological Methods, Dumpy Survey: How to Read the Staff
directed by Sarah Colley, in Archaeological Methods (Alexandria, VA: University of Sydney, 2009), 3 mins
This documentary, by ethnographer Martin Gibbs, is about how to read the staff for a dumpy survey.
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directed by Sarah Colley, in Archaeological Methods (Alexandria, VA: University of Sydney, 2009), 3 mins
Description
This documentary, by ethnographer Martin Gibbs, is about how to read the staff for a dumpy survey.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Instructional material
Contributor
Martin Gibbs
Author / Creator
Sarah Colley, Martin Gibbs
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
University of Sydney
Series
Archaeological Methods
Topic / Theme
Archaeological survey methods, Ethnography
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2009. Used by permission of Sarah Colley. All rights reserved.
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Archaeological Methods, Focusing a Dumpy
directed by Sarah Colley, in Archaeological Methods (Alexandria, VA: University of Sydney, 2009), 2 mins
This documentary, by ethnographer Martin Gibbs, is about focusing a dumpy.
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directed by Sarah Colley, in Archaeological Methods (Alexandria, VA: University of Sydney, 2009), 2 mins
Description
This documentary, by ethnographer Martin Gibbs, is about focusing a dumpy.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Instructional material
Contributor
Martin Gibbs
Author / Creator
Sarah Colley, Martin Gibbs
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
University of Sydney
Series
Archaeological Methods
Topic / Theme
Archaeological survey methods, Ethnography
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2009. Used by permission of Sarah Colley. All rights reserved.
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Archaeological Methods, Instrument Survey: Setting Up the Dumpy Level
directed by Sarah Colley, in Archaeological Methods (Alexandria, VA: University of Sydney, 2009), 2 mins
This documentary, by ethnographer Martin Gibbs, is about setting up the dumpy level.
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directed by Sarah Colley, in Archaeological Methods (Alexandria, VA: University of Sydney, 2009), 2 mins
Description
This documentary, by ethnographer Martin Gibbs, is about setting up the dumpy level.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Instructional material
Contributor
Martin Gibbs
Author / Creator
Sarah Colley, Martin Gibbs
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
University of Sydney
Series
Archaeological Methods
Topic / Theme
Archaeological survey methods, Ethnography
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2009. Used by permission of Sarah Colley. All rights reserved.
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Archaeological Methods, Levelling a Dumpy
directed by Sarah Colley, in Archaeological Methods (Alexandria, VA: University of Sydney, 2009), 2 mins
This documentary, by ethnographer Martin Gibbs, is about leveling a dumpy.
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directed by Sarah Colley, in Archaeological Methods (Alexandria, VA: University of Sydney, 2009), 2 mins
Description
This documentary, by ethnographer Martin Gibbs, is about leveling a dumpy.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Instructional material
Contributor
Martin Gibbs
Author / Creator
Sarah Colley, Martin Gibbs
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
University of Sydney
Series
Archaeological Methods
Topic / Theme
Archaeological survey methods, Ethnography
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2009. Used by permission of Sarah Colley. All rights reserved.
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