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Pub. Date
2006
Description
Disc 1: Pompeii -- Rome -- Egyptian pyramids -- Athens -- Etruria ; Disc 2: Karnak, Luxor, Memphis, Thebes -- Alexandria -- Greek cities of Italy -- Aztec pyramids -- Incan cities ; Disc 3: Mayan cities -- Greek cities of Turkey -- Greece -- Syrian desert -- Sailing with the Phoenicians ; Disc 4: Roman Empire in Africa -- Ancient Roman cities -- Hannibal's route across the Alps -- Roman imprint in Spain and France -- Persia ; Disc 5: Roman province...
5) Ragnarok
Author
Description
Sigurd is an archaeologist who is fascinated by a Viking ship found at theOseberg burial mound. He believes that a runic inscription on the ship, which translates to "man knows little," holds the key to understanding the Norse myth of Ragnarok: the day when heaven and earth are destroyed. After findingsimilar inscriptions on a stone in Northern Norway, Sigurd, along withhis kids and a colleague, begin an expedition to uncover the secret ofthe day...
7) The ruins
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
Jeff and Amy are an American couples who goes to Mexico for a vacation. They find themselves in the most brutal struggle when, on an archaeological dig into the jungle, they are ambushed by hostile Mayans and forced to the top of an ancient temple. There, a monstrous and diabolically clever entity awaits them among the ruins.
Series
Ancient civilizations volume 19
Description
In 1922 archaeologist Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun. Learn about the treasures within the tomb of the pharaoh, from objects of beauty to practical items that were provided for the king's journey to the underworld. Includes preview DVD highlighting episodes available in the Ancient Civilization series.
Series
Cities of the Under World volume 1-4
Pub. Date
2007
Description
Surprising discoveries lie just below our feet under the streets of today's greatest cities.
Pub. Date
c2003
Description
Dr. Robert Ballard, a marine geologist and an archaeologist explore the Mediterranean, and discover two shipwrecks, the oldest ever found. The ships originated in Phoenicia, burdened with their cargo of wine. Whether their fate was sealed by storms, pirates, or worse will never be known.
Pub. Date
2016
Description
Archaeologists have long believed that while the Egyptians were building pyramids 3,000 years ago, nothing was happening in Western Europe - but a new discovery shows something far different. Five years ago, the remains of an incredible, ancient site began to emerge from a quarry in eastern England. Due to its delicate nature, experts have largely been working in secret, until now.
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
"The ancient Maya civilization of Central America left behind an intricate and mysterious hieroglyphic script carved on monuments and painted on pottery and bark books ... [This program] highlights the ingenious breakthroughs that cracked the code, unleashing a flood of dramatic new insights about the ancient civilization"--Container.
Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
Classical archaeology, the excavation and analysis of ancient Greek and Roman sites, has been one of the leading branches of archaeology, pioneering its basic methods and major innovations. In these 36 half-hour lectures, Dr. John R. Hale of the University of Louisville guides the listener through 18th-century excavations at Herculaneum and Pompeii, tours many important archaeological sites or discoveries, from the Bronze Age to late antiquity, and...
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