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Adhiambo - Born in the Evening
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directed by Ruth Tuchtenhagen, Wenzel Geissler, fl. 2001 and Ruth Prince, fl. 2001 (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2001), 1 hour 7 mins
‘Adhiambo’ means ‘the one born in the evening’ in the language of the Luo of western Kenya. The film follows NyaSeme, a married mother and grandmother in her late 30s, during the last month of her pregnancy and through the first weeks of her newborn daughter’s life. The first part of the film focuses on...
directed by Ruth Tuchtenhagen, Wenzel Geissler, fl. 2001 and Ruth Prince, fl. 2001 (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2001), 1 hour 7 mins
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African Merchants of the Indian Ocean: Swahili of the East African Coast
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written by John Middleton, fl. 1990 (Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., 2004, originally published 2004), 156 page(s)
written by John Middleton, fl. 1990 (Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., 2004, originally published 2004), 156 page(s)
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African Slides
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(White Plains, NY: Privately Published, 2011), 1 hour 37 mins
This field recording, by Frank Salamone, features the daily life of a community in Africa.
(White Plains, NY: Privately Published, 2011), 1 hour 37 mins
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Africa's Great Civilizations, Episode 1, Origins
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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
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,...
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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Also Called Sacajawea: Chief Woman's Stolen Identity
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written by Thomas H. Johnson (Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., 2008, originally published 2008), 140 page(s)
written by Thomas H. Johnson (Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., 2008, originally published 2008), 140 page(s)
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Always Hungry, Never Greedy: Food and the Expression of Gender in a Melanesian Society
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written by Miriam Kahn (Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., 1994, originally published 1986), 212 page(s)
written by Miriam Kahn (Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., 1994, originally published 1986), 212 page(s)
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American Museum of Natural History Notes [1971-73] Regarding Second Mead/Metraux New Guinea Expedition
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written by American Museum of Natural History, in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N119: Papua New Guinea, Folder 7: New Guinea. Mead and Metraux field trip, 1971. Postfield material. Miscellaneous notes) (District of Columbia) (1972) , 4 page(s)
**The image(s) of the document may be omitted here because of copyright considerations** Four pages contain typed filing notes, internal memos and a map in support of Margaret Mead and Rhoda Metraux's second New Guinea expedition in October-November of 1971. They are written both before the pair's departure in 197...
written by American Museum of Natural History, in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N119: Papua New Guinea, Folder 7: New Guinea. Mead and Metraux field trip, 1971. Postfield material. Miscellaneous notes) (District of Columbia) (1972) , 4 page(s)
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Ancient Mysteries, Season 3, Who Built The Catacombs?
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produced by Scott Paddor, Greystone Communications, in Ancient Mysteries, Season 3 (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 1996), 46 mins
Ancient Mysteries is a series of one-hour documentaries exploring archaeological, historical, and cultural mysteries of the ancient past. Episode: Who Built The Catacombs?: Carved into the bedrock, there lies a labyrinth of tunnels and chambers constructed for the dead. Pagans, Christians, and Jews were entombed h...
produced by Scott Paddor, Greystone Communications, in Ancient Mysteries, Season 3 (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 1996), 46 mins
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Ancient People of the Andes
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written by Michael A. Malpass, fl. 2016 (Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2016, originally published 2016), 316 page(s)
In Ancient People of the Andes, Michael A. Malpass describes the prehistory of western South America from initial colonization to the Spanish Conquest. All the major cultures of this region, from the Moche to the Inkas, receive thoughtful treatment, from their emergence to their demise or evolution. No South Ameri...
written by Michael A. Malpass, fl. 2016 (Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2016, originally published 2016), 316 page(s)
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Ancient Powers, Episode 1, Origins
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directed by Li Li, fl. 2023 and Ross Kirby, fl. 2022; produced by Li Li, fl. 2023 and Ross Kirby, fl. 2022, BBC Studios, in Ancient Powers, Episode 1 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2023), 48 mins
A new global approach to ancient history that unites the stories of the East and West. The remarkable story of the social, technological and physical challenges five powerful civilisations faced in their battle for survival and domination of the ancient world. These six programmes reveal an interconnected world...
directed by Li Li, fl. 2023 and Ross Kirby, fl. 2022; produced by Li Li, fl. 2023 and Ross Kirby, fl. 2022, BBC Studios, in Ancient Powers, Episode 1 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2023), 48 mins
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