Chronicle.
The Incas: Little is known about the Inca empire, which stretched over 2,000 miles from Ecuador to Chile, during the 15th and 16th centuries. However archaeologists are busy digging behind the myths and legends surrounding the Incas and are learning more about how they ran their enormous empire so s...
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| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | Electronic Video |
| Language: | English |
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London, England :
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC),
1979
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| Series: | Chronicle.
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| Summary: | The Incas: Little is known about the Inca empire, which stretched over 2,000 miles from Ecuador to Chile, during the 15th and 16th centuries. However archaeologists are busy digging behind the myths and legends surrounding the Incas and are learning more about how they ran their enormous empire so successfully. Father of Pots. A documentary profile of Sir Flinders Petrie, the distinguished British archaeologist who devoted his life to the study of the civilisations of Egypt and Palestine, laying the foundations of their archaeology. Extracts from his journals are read throughout the film. In 1977 Chronicle showed the dissection of an unknown mummy at Manchester University. In the six years since then Dr. Rosalie David and her research team have developed many new techniques to investigate the death, state of health and life-style of the survivors of ancient Egypt. This program presents their efforts to extract information from artifacts using these new techniques and storing it on the computer at Manchester University before the objects deteriorate and disappear. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed Mar. 22, 2013). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (150 min.). |
| Playing Time: | 02:29:39 |
| Production Credits: | Producer, Anna Benson Gyles; editor, Bruce Norman; narrator, Ian Holm. |
| Language: | This edition in English. |
