Archaeology : an introduction to the world's greatest sites
Title:
Archaeology : an introduction to the world's greatest sites
Series:
Summary:
Join the Great Courses and National Geographic for a spellbinding journey to wondrous ancient sites, and explore the greatest marvels of archaeology.
General Note:
Title from disc surface.
Course no. 9431. Topic History. Subtopic Ancient History.
24 lectures (30 min. each).
Contents:
: The origins of modern archaeology -- Excavating Pompeii and Herculaneum -- Schliemann and his successors at Troy -- Early archaeology in Mesopotamia -- How do archaeologists know where to dig? -- Prehistoric archaeology.
: Göbekli Tepe, Catalhöyük, and Jericho -- Pyramids, mummies and hieroglyphics -- King Tut's tomb -- How you do excavate at a site? -- Discovering Mycenae and Knossos -- Santorini, Akrotiri, and the Atlantis myth.
: The Uluburun shipwreck -- The dead sea scrolls -- The myth of Masada? -- Megiddo: excavating Armageddon -- The Canaanite Palace at Tel Kabri -- Petra, Palmyra, and Ebla.
: How are artifacts dated and preserved? -- The terracotta army, Sutton Hoo, and Ötzi -- Discovering the Maya -- The Nazca Lines, Sipán, and Machu Picchu -- Archaeology in North America -- From the Aztecs to Future Archaeology.
Physical Description:
4 videodiscs (720 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 192 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm)
Publisher:
The Teaching Company,
Publication Date:
2016
ISBN:
9781629972619
9781501944260
Publication Information:
Chantilly, Virginia : The Teaching Company, [2016]
©2016
Call Number:
GC 930.1 CLINE