| Description |
4 videodiscs (12 hours) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook |
| Series |
Great courses. Ancient history |
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Great courses (DVD). Ancient history.
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| Note |
Course no. 9431. |
| Bibliography |
Course guidebook includes biographical notes, lecture guides, bibliographical references and credits. |
| Contents |
Disc 1 : The origins of modern archaeology -- Excavting Pompeii and Herculaneum -- Schliemann and his sucessors at Troy -- Early archaeology in Mesopotamia -- How do archaeologists know where to dig? -- Prehistoric archaeology. |
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Disc 2 : Göbekli Tepe, Catalhöyük, and Jericho -- Pyramids, mummies and hieroglyphics -- King Tut's tomb -- How you do excavate at a site? -- Discovering Mycenae and Knossos -- Santorini, Akrotiri, and the Atlantis myth. |
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Disc 3 : The Uluburun shipwreck -- The dead sea scrolls -- The myth of Masada? -- Megiddo: excavating armageddon -- The Canaanite Palace at Tel Kabri -- Petra, Palmyra, and Ebla. |
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Disc 4 : How are artifacts dated and preserved? -- The terracotta army, Sutton Hoo, and Ötzi -- Discovering the Maya -- The Nazca Lines, Sipán, and Machu Picchu -- Archaeology in North America -- From the Aztecs to Future Archaeology. |
| Performer |
Lectures presented by Dr. Eric H. Cline, The George Washington University. |
| System Details |
DVD, all regions. |
| Subject |
Archaeology -- History and criticism -- Videodiscs.
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Archaeology -- Study and teaching -- Videodiscs.
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Archaeology -- Influence -- Videodiscs.
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| Genre |
Lectures.
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| Added Author |
Cline, Eric H., author, speaker.
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Teaching Company, issuing body.
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| ISBN |
1629972614 |
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9781629972619 |
| Music No. |
ID9431A-01 The Teaching Company |
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PD9431A The Teaching Company |
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PB9431A The Teaching Company |
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9431 The Teaching Company |
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