Calleva - The Roman Town of Silchester

Synopsis: CALLEVA documents Reading University’s excavation of Roman Silchester. It features various interviewees including the Field School Director, Amanda Clarke. The film contains video diary entries by Marjolein Mussellwhite as she spends a week excavating this spectacular Romano-British town. Regularly screened inside Andover Museum of the Iron Age and the Willis Museum, Basingstoke (both in the county of Hampshire, UK). Made with the participation of the
University of Reading.

Filmed, Produced & Directed by Sean Caveille
Video diary entries by Marjolein Mussellwhite
Narrated by Jill Hutchins.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of release: 2004
Year of production: 2002
Subjects: Archaeology
Keywords: archaeological investigation; Roman antiquities; towns; Roman Britain; Silchester

Name: Archaeology Channel, The
Contact: Richard Pettigrew (president and director)
Web: http://www.archaeologychannel.org External site opens in new window
Notes: The Archaeology Channel is one of the initiatives of the US-based Archaeological Legacy Institute. The marketplace section of the Channel’s website sells a range of DVDs on archaeological topics. The site also streams documentaries in their entirety, free of charge. American archaeology is strongly represented but the extensive collection also covers worldwide content. Audio commentaries and interviews with archaeologists are also available free online .

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