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  1. First Emperor of China, The (2006)

    Subject
    Archaeology; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 60 minutes), £16.99

    Qin Shihuang was the First Emperor of China. He not only gave China its name but is responsible for founding the longest enduring nation state in the world. This programme chronicles the period of Qin...

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  2. Sutton Hoo Helmet, The (2006)

    Subject
    Archaeology; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 30 minutes), £9.99

    Documentary about the Sutton Hoo helmet and the other treasures which were found when the Anglo-Saxon ship burial was excavated near Woodbridge in Suffolk on the eve of World War II. The film includes...

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  3. Egypt - Romancing the Stone (2005)

    Subject
    Archaeology

    The video examines whether looted historical artefacts should be returned to their country of origin. Egypt is campaigning to get back its plundered antiques, particularly the Rosetta Stone. "The Rosetta...

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  4. In Search of Syphilis (2003)

    Subject
    Archaeology; Medical sciences
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 30 minutes), £34.99

    The 15th century skeleton of a woman discovered in the vault of a church in Rivenhall is the starting point of the intriguing story of the origins of syphilis. This woman would not have understood why she...

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  5. What in the World (4 Programmes) (1951)

    Subject
    Archaeology; Media studies

    WHAT IN THE WORLD was the Penn Museum’s popular weekly half-hour television programme which was first seen in the US in 1951 and which ran for 14 years. On each programme, four or five unidentified...

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  6. Pharaoh’s Holy Treasure, The

    Subject
    Archaeology; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 59 minutes), £20.00

    Looks at the work of British scientist Robert Feather, who claims to have unlocked the secrets of a copper scroll found by the Dead Sea in 1952. It lists the burial sites of priceless ancient treasures - and...

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  7. Treasure from the Bog

    Subject
    Archaeology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 52 minutes), 19.99 Euros

    Featuring one of the most significant Irish archaeological finds in decades, TREASURE FROM THE BOG tracks the conservation and investigation of the Fadden More Psalter - an 8th Century book of psalms which...

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