Easter Island origins

DVD 2024

How were the giant stone heads of Rapa Nui - also known as Easter Island - carved and raised, and why? Since Europeans arrived on this remote Pacific island over 300 years ago, controversy has swirled around the iconic ancient statues and the history of the people who created them.

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Nova Nova (Television program) DVD

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ISBN:

9781531716806

Description:

1 videodisc (55 minutes) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 inches
polychrome
digital
optical
wide screen
NTSC
video file
DVD video
region 1

Target Audience Note:

E
Canadian Home Video Rating: Not rated

Other Title:

Nova. Easter Island : origins
Origins
Easter Island origins

Notes:

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Edited by Guy Scutter, Stephen Parry ; director of photography, Peter Thorn
Narrated by Jason Scott Lee
Originally broadcast by PBS Feb. 7, 2024
Described video for the blind and visually impaired
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired
Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH)
DVD ; wide screen presentation ; stereophonic
For private home use only
Audio track in English, captions in English, accessible audio track in English

Control Number:

3307465

UPC:

841887048767

Other Authors:

Blink Films, production company
France télévision, production company
Ibeji, Mike, screenwriter, television director
Lee, Jason Scott, narrator
Nihon Hōsō Kyōkai, production company
PBS Distribution (Firm), distributor
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), broadcaster
Raab, Leonore, television producer
Special Broadcasting Service (Australia), production company
WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), production company
Welt Film (Firm), production company

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