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Ancient Impossible, Monster Monuments
directed by Lawrance Channon, fl. 2014, David Zigerelli, fl. 2010, Stephen Mizelas, fl. 2002, Geoff Evans, fl. 2004, Ben Mole and Stuart Clarke, fl. 1989; produced by Stuart Clarke, fl. 1989, Wild Dream Films, in Ancient Impossible (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2014), 42 mins
How did the Ancients move impossibly huge objects? Why did the Roman forces at the siege of Masada decide to shift an entire mountain by hand? Episode: Monster Monuments: A massive monument carved out of solid rock, a monster-sized super-dome that defies the laws of gravity. These awe inspiring feats of engineerin...
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directed by Lawrance Channon, fl. 2014, David Zigerelli, fl. 2010, Stephen Mizelas, fl. 2002, Geoff Evans, fl. 2004, Ben Mole and Stuart Clarke, fl. 1989; produced by Stuart Clarke, fl. 1989, Wild Dream Films, in Ancient Impossible (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2014), 42 mins
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How did the Ancients move impossibly huge objects? Why did the Roman forces at the siege of Masada decide to shift an entire mountain by hand? Episode: Monster Monuments: A massive monument carved out of solid rock, a monster-sized super-dome that defies the laws of gravity. These awe inspiring feats of engineering defy explanation.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Derek Muller, 1982-, Stuart Clarke, fl. 1989, Wild Dream Films, Bill Graves, fl. 1983
Author / Creator
Lawrance Channon, fl. 2014, David Zigerelli, fl. 2010, Stephen Mizelas, fl. 2002, Geoff Evans, fl. 2004, Ben Mole, Stuart Clarke, fl. 1989
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Series
Ancient Impossible
Speaker / Narrator
Darius Arya, fl. 2006, Bill Graves, fl. 1983
Person Discussed
Darius Arya, fl. 2006
Topic / Theme
Architecture, Anthropology, Ancient and classical history curriculums, Monuments
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Box of Treasures
written by Chuck Olin, 1937-2005; directed by Chuck Olin, 1937-2005; produced by Chuck Olin, 1937-2005, U'mista Cultural Centre (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1983), 29 mins
In the late 19th century, the Canadian government removed ritual objects from the possession of the Kwakiut'l, a Native American community on the Northwest Coast. The 'potlatch', as it was called, was their way of celebrating their culture, their identity and their heritage. A ritual passing down of treasures, it...
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written by Chuck Olin, 1937-2005; directed by Chuck Olin, 1937-2005; produced by Chuck Olin, 1937-2005, U'mista Cultural Centre (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1983), 29 mins
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In the late 19th century, the Canadian government removed ritual objects from the possession of the Kwakiut'l, a Native American community on the Northwest Coast. The 'potlatch', as it was called, was their way of celebrating their culture, their identity and their heritage. A ritual passing down of treasures, it symbolized a rebirth of tradition, a positive affirmation of their identity, past and present. In 1921 the Kwakiut'l people of Alert Ba...
In the late 19th century, the Canadian government removed ritual objects from the possession of the Kwakiut'l, a Native American community on the Northwest Coast. The 'potlatch', as it was called, was their way of celebrating their culture, their identity and their heritage. A ritual passing down of treasures, it symbolized a rebirth of tradition, a positive affirmation of their identity, past and present. In 1921 the Kwakiut'l people of Alert Bay, British Columbia, held their last secret potlatch. In 1980 at Alert Bay, the U'mista Cultural Centre (U'mista means "something of great value that has come back") opened its doors to receive and house the cultural treasures which were seized decades earlier and only then returned to the people. In the late 19th century, the Canadian government removed ritual objects from the possession of the Kwakiut'l, a Native American community on the Northwest Coast. The 'potlatch', as it was called, was their way of celebrating their culture, their identity and their heritage. A ritual passing down of treasures, it symbolized a rebirth of tradition, a positive affirmation of their identity, past and present. In 1921 the Kwakiut'l people of Alert Bay, British Columbia, held their last secret potlatch. In 1980 at Alert Bay, the U'mista Cultural Centre (U'mista means "something of great value that has come back") opened its doors to receive and house the cultural treasures which were seized decades earlier and only then returned to the people. The center also took up activities such as recording stories told by elders so that some part of the past would always be alive and teaching children about their heritage in order to make them feel connected to their ancestors.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Chuck Olin, 1937-2005, Gloria Cranmer Webster, U'mista Cultural Centre
Author / Creator
Chuck Olin, 1937-2005
Date Published / Released
1983
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Topic / Theme
Kwakiutl (Kwakwaka'wakw), Cultural change and history, American Indian communities, Archaeological artifacts, Cultural identity, Museums, Traditional history, Ethnography, Kwakiutl
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by Documentary Educational Resources
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Digging for the Truth, Season 2, City Of The Gods
directed by Priya Ramasubban, fl. 2018; produced by Priya Ramasubban, fl. 2018, JWM Productions, in Digging for the Truth, Season 2 (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2006), 44 mins
Digging for the Truth explores some of the world's greatest archaeological mysteries, from the Pyramids of Egypt to the Lost Ark of the Covenant, from the Holy Grail to King Solomon's Gold. Episode: City Of The Gods: There was only one ancient city in the Americas that ever truly rivaled the size, scale, and power...
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directed by Priya Ramasubban, fl. 2018; produced by Priya Ramasubban, fl. 2018, JWM Productions, in Digging for the Truth, Season 2 (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2006), 44 mins
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Digging for the Truth explores some of the world's greatest archaeological mysteries, from the Pyramids of Egypt to the Lost Ark of the Covenant, from the Holy Grail to King Solomon's Gold. Episode: City Of The Gods: There was only one ancient city in the Americas that ever truly rivaled the size, scale, and power of its Old World counterparts--Teotihuacan, the City of the Gods.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Josh Bernstein, 1971-, Priya Ramasubban, fl. 2018, JWM Productions
Author / Creator
Priya Ramasubban, fl. 2018
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Series
Digging for the Truth
Topic / Theme
Ancient civilizations, Monuments, Anthropology, Excavation, Archaeological excavation methods, God
Copyright Message
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Digging for the Truth, Season 2, Episode 4, New Maya Revelations
directed by Brendan Goeckel; produced by Brendan Goeckel, JWM Productions, in Digging for the Truth, Season 2, Episode 4 (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2007), 44 mins
Digging for the Truth explores some of the world's greatest archaeological mysteries, from the Pyramids of Egypt to the Lost Ark of the Covenant, from the Holy Grail to King Solomon's Gold. Episode: New Maya Revelations: For nearly a century archaeologists place the height of the Maya civilization during the First...
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directed by Brendan Goeckel; produced by Brendan Goeckel, JWM Productions, in Digging for the Truth, Season 2, Episode 4 (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2007), 44 mins
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Digging for the Truth explores some of the world's greatest archaeological mysteries, from the Pyramids of Egypt to the Lost Ark of the Covenant, from the Holy Grail to King Solomon's Gold. Episode: New Maya Revelations: For nearly a century archaeologists place the height of the Maya civilization during the First Millennium AD.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Josh Bernstein, 1971-, Brendan Goeckel, JWM Productions, Phil Prevete, fl. 2003
Author / Creator
Brendan Goeckel
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Series
Digging for the Truth
Speaker / Narrator
William Saturno, fl. 2001, Mary Miller, Richard Hansen, fl. 1978, Phil Prevete, fl. 2003
Person Discussed
William Saturno, fl. 2001, Mary Miller, Richard Hansen, fl. 1978, Kʼinich Janaab Pakal, 0603-0683
Topic / Theme
Ancient civilizations, Maya people, Cultural anthropology, Recorded history, Archaeological sites, Excavation, Archaeological artifacts, Mayan
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Field Notes from the Navajo Reservation - Summer, 1904
in George Hubbard Pepper Papers, 1895-1918, of ProQuest (Ann Arbor, MI) (1904), Box 4: Manuscripts, Folder 7: Bound typescript "Field Notes from the Navajo Reservation Summer 1904. George H. Pepper." It contains vocabulary for Navaho weaving terms and notes on the collection of prehistoric materials of J. L. Hubbell of Ganado, Arizona. 32 pages. 1904. , 34 page(s)
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in George Hubbard Pepper Papers, 1895-1918, of ProQuest (Ann Arbor, MI) (1904), Box 4: Manuscripts, Folder 7: Bound typescript "Field Notes from the Navajo Reservation Summer 1904. George H. Pepper." It contains vocabulary for Navaho weaving terms and notes on the collection of prehistoric materials of J. L. Hubbell of Ganado, Arizona. 32 pages. 1904. , 34 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
1904
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
George H. Pepper, 1873-1924
Author / Creator
George H. Pepper, 1873-1924
Topic / Theme
Anthropological linguistics, Archaeological artifacts, Weaving, Navajo
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Copyright 2000. ProQuest Information and Learning Company and The Latin American Library of Tulane University. All rights reserved.
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Guge - The Last Kingdom of Tibet
directed by Patrick Fleming, fl. 2001 (Amsterdam, North Holland: Off the Fence, 2006), 52 mins
In the barren landscape of remote western Tibet lies the ruins of a mysterious kingdom. A kingdom whose capital was 3600 meters high on the Tibetan plateau. A kingdom that offers archaeological treasures that compare with Italy’s Pompeii.
This kingdom once controlled the trade in gold, silk and spices between I...
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directed by Patrick Fleming, fl. 2001 (Amsterdam, North Holland: Off the Fence, 2006), 52 mins
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In the barren landscape of remote western Tibet lies the ruins of a mysterious kingdom. A kingdom whose capital was 3600 meters high on the Tibetan plateau. A kingdom that offers archaeological treasures that compare with Italy’s Pompeii.
This kingdom once controlled the trade in gold, silk and spices between India and China. It was a kingdom of fabulous wealth and great religious significance. For two centuries it was the cradle of Himalayan...
In the barren landscape of remote western Tibet lies the ruins of a mysterious kingdom. A kingdom whose capital was 3600 meters high on the Tibetan plateau. A kingdom that offers archaeological treasures that compare with Italy’s Pompeii.
This kingdom once controlled the trade in gold, silk and spices between India and China. It was a kingdom of fabulous wealth and great religious significance. For two centuries it was the cradle of Himalayan Buddhism.
Yet this spiritual and commercial hub, which prospered for seven centuries, vanished without a trace in 1630. Until now the mystery of what was the Tibetan kingdom of Guge has remained unresolved.
The Italian archaeologist Guiseppe Tucci was the first to investigate the existence of the Guge kingdom in the early 1930’s. Since then, the extraordinary altitude, hostile terrain and political upheaval have made sure that only a select few have travelled to the region to make serious study.
Guge - Lost Kingdom of Tibet journeys to to the extreme corner of West Tibet with two of the world’s experts, Tibetan historian Tsering Gyalpo and American archaeologist John Bellezza. Their aim is to unravel this mystery.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Patrick Fleming, fl. 2001, David Artlett, fl. 2010
Author / Creator
Patrick Fleming, fl. 2001
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Off the Fence
Speaker / Narrator
David Artlett, fl. 2010
Topic / Theme
Tibetan, Historical reconstructions, Asian ethnic groups, Ancient civilizations, Indians (Asian)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006 by Off the Fence
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A History of the African People
written by Robert W. July (Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., 1998, originally published 1998), 724 page(s)
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written by Robert W. July (Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., 1998, originally published 1998), 724 page(s)
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Ethnography
Contributor
Robert W. July
Author / Creator
Robert W. July
Date Published / Released
1998
Publisher
Waveland Press, Inc.
Topic / Theme
African, Ancient civilizations, Revolutions, Imperialism, African ethnic groups, Cultural change and history, Africans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1998 by Waveland Press
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Iindawo Zikathixo (In God's Places)
written by Richard Wicksteed, fl. 1988; directed by Richard Wicksteed, fl. 1988; produced by Richard Wicksteed, fl. 1988 and Irene Staehelin, fl. 1993 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1997), 52 mins
Iindawo Zikathixo traces the Khoisan (Bushman) cultural legacy in south-eastern Africa. The film features the sublime Bushman rock art as a background against which the story of the Bushmen unfolds.
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written by Richard Wicksteed, fl. 1988; directed by Richard Wicksteed, fl. 1988; produced by Richard Wicksteed, fl. 1988 and Irene Staehelin, fl. 1993 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1997), 52 mins
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Iindawo Zikathixo traces the Khoisan (Bushman) cultural legacy in south-eastern Africa. The film features the sublime Bushman rock art as a background against which the story of the Bushmen unfolds. Iindawo Zikathixo traces the Khoisan (Bushman) cultural legacy in south-eastern Africa. The film features the sublime Bushman rock art as a background against which the story of the Bushmen unfolds. Bushmen hunter-gatherers were the first people to i...
Iindawo Zikathixo traces the Khoisan (Bushman) cultural legacy in south-eastern Africa. The film features the sublime Bushman rock art as a background against which the story of the Bushmen unfolds. Iindawo Zikathixo traces the Khoisan (Bushman) cultural legacy in south-eastern Africa. The film features the sublime Bushman rock art as a background against which the story of the Bushmen unfolds. Bushmen hunter-gatherers were the first people to inhabit the southern African landscape. For thousands of years, they migrated over the Drakensberg foothills, following the wild animals they hunted and painted. Iindawo Zikathixo explores the cultural interaction that developed between the Bushmen, the Xhosa and the Sotho-speaking peoples, and exposes the merciless force with which European settlers dispossessed the Bushmen of their hunting and gathering grounds. Some aspects of Bushmen culture survived the genocide, and Iindawo Zikathixo investigates these through music, dance, oral history and traditional rituals in communities that intermarried with Bushmen in past times.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Frans Prins, Richard Wicksteed, fl. 1988, Irene Staehelin, fl. 1993, Michael Copley
Author / Creator
Richard Wicksteed, fl. 1988, Frans Prins
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Speaker / Narrator
Michael Copley
Topic / Theme
!Kung, Khoisan, Spirituality, Archaeological artifacts, Cultural change and history, Tribal and national groups, Cultural identity, Rural population, Migrant life, Ethnography
Copyright Message
© Documentary Educational Resources
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In Search of History, Hoax of the Ages: Piltdown Man
produced by Tim Evans, fl. 1996-2017, Filmroos Inc., in In Search of History (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 1997), 44 mins
In Search of History journeys 2,000 years from ancient times to the present, taking a closer look at the events, places, and hidden mysteries that have puzzled and inspired historians and experts across the ages. Episode: The Piltdown Man: Piltdown, England, 1912. Workmen digging a gravel pit discover pieces of a...
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produced by Tim Evans, fl. 1996-2017, Filmroos Inc., in In Search of History (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 1997), 44 mins
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In Search of History journeys 2,000 years from ancient times to the present, taking a closer look at the events, places, and hidden mysteries that have puzzled and inspired historians and experts across the ages. Episode: The Piltdown Man: Piltdown, England, 1912. Workmen digging a gravel pit discover pieces of a skull that prove Darwin's theory! The missing link is found!
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Tim Evans, fl. 1996-2017, Filmroos Inc., David Ackroyd, 1940-
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Series
In Search of History
Speaker / Narrator
David Ackroyd, 1940-
Topic / Theme
Anthropology, Bodies, bones and remains, Evolution, Archaeological artifacts
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1997 A+E Networks. All Rights Reserved
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Indigenous South Americans of the Past and Present: An Ecological Perspective
written by David Wilson (Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1999), 508 page(s)
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written by David Wilson (Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1999), 508 page(s)
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
General reference book
Contributor
David Wilson
Author / Creator
David Wilson
Date Published / Released
1999
Publisher
Westview Press
Topic / Theme
Andean, Amazonian, Ecology, Archaeological methodology, Ethnographic methodology, Progress of civilization, Indian villages, American Indians, South Americans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1999 by David I. Wilson. Reproduced by permission of Westview Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group.
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