Bones of Contention
- Synopsis
- In museums and universities across the USA lie the bones of tens of thousands of American Indians. For archaeologists the collections represent a unique source of knowledge, but for the Indians the bones hold the living spirit of their ancestors. The film looks at the successful campaign to ensure that the bones are returned for reburial and notes the chagrin felt by scientists at the imminent loss of their specimens.
- Series
- Horizon, Series
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video
- Year of production
- 1995
- Availability
- Sale
- Notes
- Broadcast on BBC2 on 23 Jan 95.
- Subjects
- Archaeology
- Keywords
- archaeological investigation; Indians of North & South America
Credits
- Director
- Alex Seaborne; Danielle Peck
- Producer
- Alex Seaborne; Danielle Peck
- Contributor
- John Lynch
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 2 PAL
- Price
- £195.00
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 50 minutes
- Year
- 2014
Production Company
- Name
BBC Television
Distributor
- Name
BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning
- Contact
- Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)
- BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com
- Web
- https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +44 (0) 20 8433 1009
- Address
- BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK - Notes
- The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’
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