Archaeology an introduction to the world's greatest sites
DVD 2016
"Join the Great Courses and National Geographic for a spellbinding journey to wondrous ancient sites, and explore the greatest marvels of archaeology."--Provided by publisher.
4 videodiscs (approximately 720 minutes) : DVD video, sound, colour + 1 course guidebook (vi, 192 pages : illustrations) polychrome digital optical video file DVD video
Notes:
Title from disc surface "Course no. 9431." "National Geographic." Contains 24 lectures; each lecture is approximately 30 minutes Closed captioned for the hearing impaired Lecturer: Dr. Eric H. Cline, The George Washington University
Contents:
Disc 1. The origins of modern archaeology Excavating Pompeii and Herculaneum Schliemann and his successors at Troy Early archaeology in Mesopotamia How do archaeologists know where to dig? Prehistoric archaeology Disc 2. Göbekli Tepe, Çatalhöyük, and Jericho Pyramids, mummies and hieroglyphics King Tut's tomb How do you excavate at a site? Discovering Mycenae and Knossos Santorini, Akrotiri, and the Atlantis myth 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 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
