Ancient Town Uncovered

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1267
Date Released
14 Sep 1953
Date submitted
5 Sep 1953
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Personality Column: Adenauer Wins
  2. 2Personality Column: NATO’s New Chief
  3. 3Personality Column: Minister of Supply
  4. 4Malay Chief Installed
  5. 5Ancient Town Uncovered
  6. 6Crazy Racing
  7. 7More Farnborough Highlights
  8. 8Canadian Pets’ Corner
  9. 9French Liner Aground

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 9
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Ancient Town Uncovered. DESCRIPTION: Some twenty miles from Rome, an important archaeological discovery has just been made - the unearthing of the Etruscan town of Feronia. SHOTLIST: KS. Excavation site. Various shots of site. Men uncovering and cleaning objects. Restoring tablet, man uncovers a bust. CU of same. CU ornament. Various treasures being uncovered. CU collection of various parts of statues.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; History and archaeology
Locations
Italy; Feronia
Footage sources
France
Card file number
59712
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
60
Story extras:
Film clip

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