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02936cgm a2200565Ia 4500 001 8CCF010A56D911DFB46C8AF9A7D7520A 003 SILO 005 20200118010508 007 vd cvaizs 008 100323s2010 vau056 vleng d 020 $a 1608831914 020 $a 9781608831913 024 10 $a 841887011945 028 42 $a NOVA6199 $b PBS 035 $a (OCoLC)567643149 040 $a JBL $c JBL $d SILO $d LXY $d SILO 041 0 $a eng $j eng 043 $a f-ua--- 082 04 $a 932 $2 22 245 0 $a Riddles of the Sphinx $h [videorecording] / $c written, produced & directed by Gary Glassman ; a Providence Pictures production for NOVA and WGBH Boston in association with TelFrance and ARTE France. 246 1 $i Title on container: $a Riddles of the Sphinx : $b can this ancient marvel 260 $a [Alexandria, Va.] : $b PBS, $c c2010. 300 $a 1 videodisc (ca. 56 min.) : $b sd., col. ; $c 4 3/4 in. 538 $a DVD; region 1; NTSC. 546 $a Closed-captioned. Optional audio-described soundtrack for the visually impaired. 511 0 $a Narrator, Jay O. Sanders. 500 $a Originally broadcast on the PBS television program Nova on Jan. 10, 2010. 500 $a Dolby digital stereo.; widescreen format. 520 $a Looks at the gigantic, ancient Egyptian statue of the Great Sphinx, a crouching lion, human-headed creature. Asks who built it, how it was built, and who or what it represents. Follows a team of scientists who are looking at the Sphinx in the context of the geology, history, archeology, and architecture of ancient Egypt. Also follows a team of builders, who are creating scaled down replicas of the Great Sphinx to try to shed light on the techniques used by ancient stone carvers to create this huge limestone sculpture. Stresses the urgency of these investigations as the Sphinx is being swallowed up by an urban neighborhood and traffic, tourism, and construction are trembling it apart. 505 0 $a The Great Sphinx -- Building big -- Ancient tools -- Who built the Sphinx? -- The New Kingdom -- Eternal life. 650 0 $a Great Sphinx (Egypt) 650 0 $a Stone carving $z Egypt $x History. 651 0 $a Egypt $x Antiquities. 651 0 $a Egypt $x Civilization $y To 332 B.C. 655 0 $a Nonfiction television programs. 655 0 $a Video recordings for the hearing impaired. 655 0 $a Video recordings for people with visual disabilities. 700 1 $a Glassman, Gary. $4 drt $4 pro $4 drt 700 1 $a Sanders, Jay O., $d 1953- $4 nrt 710 2 $a Providence Pictures, Inc. 710 2 $a WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.) 710 2 $a Telfrance (Firm) 710 2 $a ARTE France. 710 2 $a Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.) 730 0 $a Nova (Television program) 941 $a 1 945 $a dvv 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20100503144415.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=8CCF010A56D911DFB46C8AF9A7D7520A 994 $a 02 $b LXYInitiate Another SILO Locator Search