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  1. Manuscripts of Timbuktu, The (2012)

    Director
    Zola Maseko
    Producer
    David Max Brown
    Subject
    Anthropology; Arabic studies; Archaeology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 52 minutes), $195.00

    A film on how the legendary Timbuktu became one of the world’s leading scholarly and trading centres during the 12 - 15th centuries. It dispels the myth that Africa had no science or written culture before...

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  2. Nova: Secrets of the Viking Sword (2012)

    Subject
    Archaeology; History; Science
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 60 minutes), $19.99

    This documentary examines one of the most formidable weapons of of the Middle Ages: the Viking Ulfberht sword: a light, razor sharp, virtually indestructible weapon, with the name ULFBERHT inlaid along the...

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  3. Vikings (2012)

    Producer
    John Eastman
    Subject
    Archaeology; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 177 minutes), £19.99

    Neil Oliver presents this three-part history documentary exploring the truth behind the legend of the Vikings. Tracing their story from their Scandinavian origins and following their trail to America - or...

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  4. Treasures of Ancient Rome: The Art Behind the Empire (2012)

    Subject
    Archaeology; Art; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 150 minutes), £585.00

    Art critic Alastair Sooke sets out to show the art of the Romans for what it really is - both the best insight to the Roman world and an important grounding for western art. The series traces how, during the...

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  5. Prehistoric Autopsy (2012)

    Producer
    Nathalie Humphrey
    Subject
    Archaeology; Biology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 150 minutes), £585.00

    Using cutting-edge technology and the specialised knowledge of world-class experts, this original series attempts a science and television first. Gathering all the disparate, fragmentary evidence of three of...

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  6. Inside the National Archaeological Museum, Athens (2012)

    Subject
    Archaeology; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 50 minutes), £195.00

    The National Archaeological Museum, Athens displays 11,000 exhibits from 7000 BC to the Roman Conquest. This special episode of Museum Secrets takes a look at some of these objects, including a Greek...

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  7. Inside the National State Hermitage Museum (2012)

    Subject
    Archaeology; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 50 minutes), £195.00

    This programme visits the National State Hermitage in St. Petersburg, which is one of the world’s oldest museums, boasting three million artefacts of art and antiquity, including tattooed mummies, items...

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  8. Nostalgia for the Light (2012)

    Director
    Patricio Guzman
    Subject
    Archaeology; Astronomy; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 107 mins.), £9.99

    A documentary drama by Patricio Guzman on the high altitude desert in Chile called Atacama. Atacama is highly significant to archaeologists for preserving the oldest known mummies in the world, and for being...

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  9. University of Cambridge Personal Histories Project: David Attenborough (2011)

    Subject
    Archaeology; Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL), £4.00

    Personal Histories is an on-going, educational, oral history project based in the Department of Archaeology, Cambridge University, in which senior scientists are invited to share their memories, life stories...

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  10. History of Ancient Britain - Celtic Britain (2011)

    aka: History of Celtic Britain, A

    Subject
    Archaeology; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 240 minutes), £20.42

    TV historian and archaeologist Neil Oliver tells the story of Britain, before and during the Roman occupation. The 4-part series traces the development of Britain from 1000 BC to 400 AD. It shows how a...

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