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  1. Learning from the Painters of Lascaux (1974 Film)

    Subject
    Archaeology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Since the Lascaux caves are now closed to the public, a reproduction of them has been undertaken. The film analyses, through the difficulties encountered by the team of painters and sculptors currently...

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  2. Rock Art Treasures (1970 Film)

    Subject
    Archaeology; Art
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Recent research claims that man originated in southern and central Africa, not the Middle East. This film records the early history of the strange and primitive people there - the nomadic Bushmen, whose...

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  3. Walbiri Ritual at Gunadjari (1969 Film)

    Director
    Roger Sandall
    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Describes the restoration of a large rock painting in Central Australia, with associated acts and dances. The ritual features the phallic ‘act’ of a legendary sexual hero.

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  4. Walbiri Ritual at Ngama (1966 Film)

    Director
    Roger Sandall
    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Ngama is a Walbiri ritual centre near Yuendumu some 200 miles northwest of Alice Springs in Central Australia. It is distinguished by a large rock painting of a snake, and much of the associated ritual is...

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  5. Lascaux: Cradle of Man’s Art (1949 Film)

    Subject
    Archaeology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Depicts drawings believed to have been made by Cro-Magnon men some 20,000 years ago, found on walls of caves near the river Vézéré in France.

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