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In this book the author shows how a new generation of researchers equipped with novel scientific techniques have come to previously unheard of conclusions about the Americas before the arrival of the Europeans. In 1491 there were probably more people living in the Americas than in Europe. Certain cities, such as Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital, were greater in population than any European city. Tenochtitlan, unlike any capital in Europe at that time,...
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[2014], c2011
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1 streaming video file (50 min.) : sd., col.
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200-350 AD. The story of multi-culturalism. Out of Roman ideas and indigenous Celtic ideas come the Romano-British. We see how the Romans brought modernity in towns and cities, but how iron age Celtic identity persisted. People from Africa appeared in York - and Christianity brought a whole new world of belief, shaping culture in a way that persisted beyond any Empire.
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[2014], c2010
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1 streaming video file (52 min.) : sd., col.
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Archaeologist and historian Richard Miles examines the phenomenon of the Roman Republic, from its fratricidal mythical beginnings- with the legend of Romulus and Remus, to the all too real violence of its end- dragged to destruction by war lords like Pompey and Julius Caesar. Traveling to Sicily and North Africa, Richard tells the story of Rome's century-long struggle for dominance with the other great regional power, Carthage. With no-one left to...
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[2008], c1976
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1 streaming video file (20 min.) : sd., col., digital file.
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The Romans, who conquered the indigenous Bronze-Age Celts when they arrived in 43, did not conquer Londinium, they created it as a base for conquering England. This program covers the founding of the city on the shores of the river whose name in Celtic means "Bright Water"; shows us the remains of Roman London, the theatre at St. Albans, and such analogues as the baths at Bath; tells of the departure of the Roman legions and the arrival of the barbarians...
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[2014], c2012
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1 streaming video file (44 min.) : sd., col.
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Today, much of the planet's population lives in a British-shaped world. How did this clutch of islands off the coast of Europe come to dominate the globe? The British presents the history of the British Isles from Stonehenge to World War Two using gripping drama reconstruction, the latest CG, time-lapse and aerial footage. "Treasure Islands" covers the Roman conquest and withdrawal including the Battle of Anglesey, gladiator culture, Hadrian's Wall,...
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[1985]
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1 online resource (1 video file (56 min., 16 sec.)) : sound, color.
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In Search for the Trojan War, begins with "The Age of the Heroes," in which Michael Woods follows the footsteps of early archeologist, Heinrich Schliemann, who searched from 1870 to his death in 1890 for evidence of the historic city. Filmed in Greece, Turkey and Europe, the heroes from Homer's "Iliad" come alive as Schliemann's quest uncovers what he believed to be Priam's Treasure at Hisarlik, Agamemnon's burial mask at Mycenae, and Mycenaean murals...
11) The Maya
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The Maya has long been established as the best, most accessible introduction to the New World's greatest ancient civilization. Coe and Houston update this classic by distilling the latest scholarship for the general listener and student.
This new edition incorporates the most recent archaeological and epigraphic research, which continues to proceed at a fast pace. Among the finest new discoveries are spectacular stucco sculptures at El Zotz and Holmul,...
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1969
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xiii, 210 p. illus., maps, plates. 25 cm.
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Archaeological excavations have shown many important relationships between the culture of the Ryukyu Islands and that of surrounding areas. This text analyzes ceramic typology for southern Kyushu and proposed ceramic types and wares for the Ryukyus and Taiwan. The author suggests that cultural differences between Kyushu and the Ryukyus may have resulted from the isolation of small colonizing groups and through the interaction of the inhabitants within...
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[2005], c2002
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1 streaming video file (30 min.) : sd., col., digital.
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Longer than Troy's fabled siege, Professor Manfred Korfmann's excavation yielded a royal Hittite seal that corroborates the city's location. But does it prove Homer's Iliad is no myth? This program traces the course of the modern search for Troy, beginning with a look at Heinrich Schliemann's controversial 1870 expedition, reviewing subsequent digs by others, and focusing on Korfmann's truly groundbreaking research, a meticulous excavation begun in...
19) Ancient Rome
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[2005], c1996
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1 streaming video file (49 min.) : sd., col., digital file.
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At its zenith, the Roman Empire included North Africa, Spain, France, and Britain. The wealth that these conquests generated allowed Roman citizens to live in a sumptuous world of beautifully decorated homes and opulent cities. In this program, scholars discuss Roman unification of Europe, Roman culture and institutions, and the family structure. The role of the army as a major force in Roman society and politics, along with its military structure...
20) The Celts
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[2006], c1996
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1 streaming video file (46 min.) : sd., col., digital file.
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Nearly 3,000 years ago, those who first mastered iron became the first masters of Europe: the Celts. This program documents the Hallstatt and La Tene Celts, separating them from myth and legend. Historians and scholars discuss the history, values, and lifestyle of this warrior society, exploring topics that include the roles of the druids, bards, and seers; the political hierarchy in Celtic society; and human sacrifice. Battle reenactments are also...





