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Tours of Teotihuacán, Pompeii, Petra, and four of Crete’s Bronze-Age palaces. Each site includes the complete article from the ‘Scientific American’ anthology ‘Ancient Cities’, plus animations,...
Introduces the whole range of Roman remains and shows how, in the specific case of Augustus, both coins and remains of buildings can be used as historical evidence. Concentrates on Augustus’ buildings in...
A four-part television series in which Dr Alice Roberts follows an entire year of British archaeology, joining up the results of digs and investigations around the country. Each programme deals with sites...
A history of Japan from the 4th-7th centuries through a visual study of funeral mounds which have given this era its name of ‘tomb period’. Aerial photography shows the keystone shape and immense...
Examines the small ivory sculptures created by the anonymous masters of the years 700-1200 AD in Europe. The themes are mainly religious. The style evolves over the span of 500 years and the commentary...
Mary Beard presents a four part investigation into ancient Rome, exploring the myths and origins of the city, the physical world of the Roman Empire, identity and citizenship within the Roman Empire and,...
From 3000-2000 B.C. the peoples of the small islands of Malta and Gozo in the central Mediterranean built some remarkable megalithic temples of unique design. These little-known temples, together with...
Examines the architectural achievements of Herod the Great, using some aerial footage, and assesses his relationship both with the Jews and with Rome. Caesarea and Samaria (Sebaste) and the base of the...
The ‘Trinidad Valencera’, fourth largest ship of the Spanish Armada, sank off the Donegal coast in 1588. Nothing more was heard of her until 1971 when divers of the Derry Sub-Aqua Club discovered two...
The spiralling prices paid for antiquities have boosted the quantity, range and sophistication of fakes. As knowledge of the appropriate materials and techniques used to make the genuine objects become more...
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