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Places in context the portraits of the Emperor Augustus that have survived on coins and as busts. Discusses the development of portraiture from the idealised representations of Alexander the Great through to...
About the illegal trade in Third-World art treasures, which is sustained by a large and complex international network of smugglers and dealers. Follows a trail of stolen 10th-17th century terracotta statues...
Shows the relics unearthed by archaeologists during the recent Cultural Revolution in China, including the tombs of Liu Sheng, Prince Ching of Chungsan, Western Han Dynasty (BC206-25AD), and his wife...
Second-year archaeological studies - conservation/chemistry.*
A description of an Iron Age burial mound near Bratislava in Czechoslovakia, and all the objects excavations at this site have revealed.
BFI synopsis: The Bowes Museum in County Durham, and its collection of local industrial antiquities. NCB Commentary - John Barton is a lamp-room attendant at Eccles Mine in Backworth, Northumberland. Ever...
Looks at the various processes of examination, cleaning and stabilisation undertaken in a modern conservation laboratory. Iron and wood are studied in detail. Note: Some controversial treatments are...
Based on the archaeological dig outside Xian in 1974 which unearthed a 6000-strong life size terracotta army and the tomb of Qin Shi Huang Di, the first Emperor of China. Tells the story of his reign....
Discusses two approaches to determining the age of an archaeological site, relating to other sites. Introduces methods of dating artifacts absolutely, including tree-ring dating (dendrochronology),...
This film illustrates the rise, fall and resurrection of ancient Butrint-a Mediterranean city uncovered through the pioneering excavations of archaeologists in Albania. In the process, we get a vivid example...
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