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Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
Classical archaeology, the excavation and analysis of ancient Greek and Roman sites, has been one of the leading branches of archaeology, pioneering its basic methods and major innovations. In these 36 half-hour lectures, Dr. John R. Hale of the University of Louisville guides the listener through 18th-century excavations at Herculaneum and Pompeii, tours many important archaeological sites or discoveries, from the Bronze Age to late antiquity, and...
Pub. Date
[2009]
Description
In a small grade school, one class has a unique way of learning about the world with their teacher, Ms. Frizzle. To illustrate the science concepts they discuss, they always on a field trip on the Magic Schoolbus, a magic vehicle that can literally go anywhere and be anything as the class explores space, the arctic, the human body in order to have a first hand experience of the principles of science.
Pub. Date
2006
Description
Disc 1: Pompeii -- Rome -- Egyptian pyramids -- Athens -- Etruria ; Disc 2: Karnak, Luxor, Memphis, Thebes -- Alexandria -- Greek cities of Italy -- Aztec pyramids -- Incan cities ; Disc 3: Mayan cities -- Greek cities of Turkey -- Greece -- Syrian desert -- Sailing with the Phoenicians ; Disc 4: Roman Empire in Africa -- Ancient Roman cities -- Hannibal's route across the Alps -- Roman imprint in Spain and France -- Persia ; Disc 5: Roman province...
9) Ragnarok
Author
Description
Sigurd is an archaeologist who is fascinated by a Viking ship found at theOseberg burial mound. He believes that a runic inscription on the ship, which translates to "man knows little," holds the key to understanding the Norse myth of Ragnarok: the day when heaven and earth are destroyed. After findingsimilar inscriptions on a stone in Northern Norway, Sigurd, along withhis kids and a colleague, begin an expedition to uncover the secret ofthe day...
Pub. Date
[2011]
Description
Grab your shovels and join the fun as Bob the Builder and his terrific team dig up ancient surprises in this all-new movie. A new truck named Rubble joins the Can-Do Crew to help build an enormous amusement park, but when things get difficult with seagulls and impossible lumps, it's up to the team to work together to finish the job, unearthing some prehistoric dinosaur bones along the way.
Series
Cities of the Under World volume 1-4
Pub. Date
2007
Description
Surprising discoveries lie just below our feet under the streets of today's greatest cities.
13) The ruins
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
Jeff and Amy are an American couples who goes to Mexico for a vacation. They find themselves in the most brutal struggle when, on an archaeological dig into the jungle, they are ambushed by hostile Mayans and forced to the top of an ancient temple. There, a monstrous and diabolically clever entity awaits them among the ruins.
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
"The ancient Maya civilization of Central America left behind an intricate and mysterious hieroglyphic script carved on monuments and painted on pottery and bark books ... [This program] highlights the ingenious breakthroughs that cracked the code, unleashing a flood of dramatic new insights about the ancient civilization"--Container.
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
200,000 years ago we took our first steps in Africa. Today there are seven billion of us living across the planet. How did our ancestors spread from continent to continent? This is a global detective story, featuring the latest archaeological discoveries and genetic research. On each continent, we track down the earliest members of our species, Homo sapiens. Who were these First Peoples? What drove them to the ends of the earth?
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