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Records some of the events in a season of excavation at Tel Gezar in Israel, conducted by an international team of archaeologists. An Encyclopaedia Britannica film.
Looks at the various processes of examination, cleaning and stabilisation undertaken in a modern conservation laboratory. Iron and wood are studied in detail. Note: Some controversial treatments are...
Second-year archaeological studies - conservation/chemistry.*
Part 1 explains the physical principles behind the technique and shows how different elements produce characteristic spectra and how these spectra can be used to identify elements. The apparatus used for...
An introductory television programme produced to coincide with the Pompeii AD 79 Exhibition at Burlington House. John Ward-Perkins, Academic Advisor to the Exhibition and formerly Director of the British...
Examines the small ivory sculptures created by the anonymous masters of the years 700-1200 AD in Europe. The themes are mainly religious. The style evolves over the span of 500 years and the commentary...
The ‘Trinidad Valencera’, fourth largest ship of the Spanish Armada, sank off the Donegal coast in 1588. Nothing more was heard of her until 1971 when divers of the Derry Sub-Aqua Club discovered two...
The archaeologist has not only to uncover the traces of past civilisations and interpret them but he must also secure them and protect them against future decay. In this task, chemistry is one of his most...
Surface indications best seen from the air reveal the existence of archaeological remains beneath the great plains of Artois and Picardy. The discovery of this ‘hidden landscape’ and particularly of its...
Shows the relics unearthed by archaeologists during the recent Cultural Revolution in China, including the tombs of Liu Sheng, Prince Ching of Chungsan, Western Han Dynasty (BC206-25AD), and his wife...
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