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Neil Oliver presents this series of three programmes which examines the beliefs of the ancient peoples of the British Isles. Oilver visits a number of sacred sites which archaeological evidence has connected...
Produced for visitors to the Andover Museum of the Iron Age, the video tells the story of Danebury, one of Iron Age Britain’s most impressive hillforts built and occupied during the first millenium BC. In...
The story of an excavation at Mellor, on the spur of a hill on the Western edge of the Peak District. The ground showed no evidence of archaeological features until a green line appeared across a field in...
Twelve film clips, each covering a single chemical process, which describe how each process works, looking at raw materials, uses for the products, and the geographical siting of the plant. Topics are:...
Looks at the manufacture of iron and steel from iron ore, showing the process of reduction, using carbon as a reducing agent; the destructive distillation of coal through pyrolysis; the production of coke in...
In 1963 human remains were found in a Cheshire peat bog, renewing interest in the archaelolgical investigation of Iron Age bog bodies. Archaeologists used modern forensic scienctific techniques to establish...
An introduction to physical resources, environment and political issues illustrated by the changing fortunes of the iron and steel industry in the UK from earliest times to the present. Examines major...
Presented by architect Chris Todhunter who proposes the importance and versatility of cast metals in buildings is re-emerging as seen in such diverse projects as Waterloo International Terminal and Stansted...
Shows the 1985-86 seasons of excavation at Maiden Castle. Intercuts scenes of a party of children on an educational visit with specially commissioned reconstruction paintings to show how imaginative use of...
Strong materials are required to make bridges, and wood or stone were replaced by iron as large blast furnaces came along. The superior tensile properties of iron allowed bridge builders to use new designs,...
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