Ancient voices [videorecording DVD] / a BBC/The Learning Channel/Time Life co-production ; executive producer, Richard Denton ; series producer, Christopher Mann.
Format:
[videorecording DVD] /
Publisher:
Time-Life Video,
Copyright Date:
c2003
Description:
4 v. (DVD)(1 videodisc per volume) (561 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.
Documentary series originally broadcast on The Learning Channel. Narrator, Mark Hamill.
Contents:
[v. 1] (153 min.). Tracking the first Americans ; Egypt's lost city ; Cahokia : America's lost city -- [v. 2] (153 min.). Seeking Noah's flood ; In pursuit of the Holy Grail ; Traders of the Dead Sea Scrolls -- [v. 3] (153 min.). The secret of Stonehenge ; Riddle of Nubia's tombs ; The mystery of the Taj Mahal -- [v. 4] (102 min.). Aztecs : inside the hidden empire ; The search for El Dorado.
Summary:
"Renowned experts and breakthrough techniques reveal history's most sought-after secrets ... See lost worlds brought to life again through state-of-the-art virtual reality reconstructions, stunning location filming and evocative reenactments. And get closer than ever before to the extraordinary human minds behind the myths, mysteries and monuments"--Container.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.