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  1. Lost Centuries, The (8 Parts) (1968)

    Subject
    Archaeology; History

    An 8-part television series made in 1968 looking at post-Roman Britain from the rise of Christianity and the influence of the later Islamic empires though to the beginning of the Renaissance. The series also...

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  2. Modern Methods of Archaeological Excavation (1967 Film)

    Producer
    Jean-Pierre Baux
    Subject
    Archaeology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Archaeology now uses modern methods by means of which entire regions can be prospected and a wealth of unsuspected findings made. These methods range from aerial photography to detailed squaring-off on the...

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  3. Fight for York Minster, The (1967)

    Subject
    Archaeology; Architecture

    A television programme made in 1967 in which Dr Brian Hope-Taylor presents an appeal film for the York Minster restoration fund, using as background footage of his ongoing investigation of the foundations of...

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  4. Exploring the Unwritten Past (1966 Video)

    Subject
    Archaeology
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 22 min.

    Describes scientific investigation into the past. Couples modern techniques in archaeology with the story of early man in Britain, covering the earliest discovery in Kent’s Cavern in Devon, the decorative...

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  5. Who Were the British? (6 Parts) (1965)

    Subject
    Archaeology; History

    A six-part television series made in 1965 looking at the early inhabitants of Britain and the impact of the Romans. Presented by Brian Hope-Taylor with contributions from Glyn Daniel. 38 minutes.

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  6. Buried Cities, The (1960 Video)

    Subject
    Archaeology
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 14 min.

    Shows the excavations and reconstructions of Pompeii and Herculaneum. An account of the eruption of AD79 leads to scenes of excavations in progress. The remainder of the film gives a picture of life at the...

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  7. Century of Indian Archaeology, A (1960 Film)

    Subject
    Archaeology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Traces the work of archaeologists in India over the past century and shows some of their most famous discoveries.

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  8. Egypt

    Subject
    Archaeology; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 338 minutes), £19.99

    Focusing on three of the most important discoveries from the world of the ancient Egyptians, this series journeys back in time to explore Howard Carter’s discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun, the Great...

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  9. King in the Car Park (Television)

    Director
    Louise Osmond; Pete Woods
    Producer
    Louise Osmond
    Subject
    Archaeology

    Documentary about the hunt for the body of Richard III. When a skeleton was discovered under a Leicester council car park in September 2012, a battery of secret scientific tests was carried out to establish...

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  10. Shakespeare’s Tomb (Television)

    Producer
    Sophie Elwin Harris
    Subject
    Drama

    A documentary on an archaeological investigation of Shakespeare’s tomb presented by historian Dr Helen Castor. For decades, all requests to perform archaeology at the grave have been turned down by Holy...

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