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Opening the Eyes: Deciphering the History of the Khmer Empire
Item# 40602
© 2009
53 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-61616-135-4
DVD ISBN: 978-1-61616-134-7
The gigantic Angkor temple complex in Cambodia is a testament in stone to the Khmer-miles of inscriptions that only Professor Thomas Maxwell and a handful of other experts can decipher. But time is ru...
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The Fort St. Joseph Project: Service and Learning in the Community
Item# 39697
© 2007
17 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60467-592-4
DVD ISBN: 978-1-60467-593-1
Every year, Western Michigan University conducts an archaeological field school at the site of Fort St. Joseph in Niles, Michigan. Students absorb proper field techniques in a multidisciplinary progra...
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In Search of Fort St. Joseph: Lessons in History, Culture, and Scientific Methodology
Item# 39696
© 2007
31 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60467-590-0
DVD ISBN: 978-1-60467-591-7
How do archaeologists go about choosing where to dig? What research must be conducted, and what preparations must be made, before the actual excavations begin? This documentary examines the challenges...
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Unearthing Fort St. Joseph: A Field Work Case Study
Item# 39695
© 2007
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60467-588-7
DVD ISBN: 978-1-60467-589-4
An archaeological project not only unearths the past-it also digs into the fabric of the local community. This two-part series explores both kinds of excavation, offering a nuts-and-bolts case study a...
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Underground Rome: A World Hidden for Centuries
Item# 39221
© 2007
52 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60467-006-6
DVD ISBN: 978-1-60467-007-3
Beneath Rome's famous cityscape lies an ancient and largely unexplored bed of ruins. This program introduces students to the work of archaeologists, historians, and other researchers who have undertak...
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Delos: Island at the Center of the World
Item# 38804
© 2006
29 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-4213-8824-3
DVD ISBN: 978-1-4213-8825-0
What led the great powers of antiquity to install themselves on the minuscule island of Delos? And how did Delos, one of the most important religious centers in Greece, come to be an international tra...
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Delphi: Place of Peaceful Conflict
Item# 38805
© 2006
27 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-4213-8826-7
DVD ISBN: 978-1-4213-8827-4
In ancient Greece, Delphi held a central position between Attica, governed from Athens, and the Peloponnese, ruled by Sparta. Using the ruins at Delphi as a lens, this program views the continuous str...
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Living Stones 2: Uncovering Ancient History
Item# 38796
© 2006
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-4213-8775-8
DVD ISBN: 978-1-4213-8776-5
This outstanding ten-part series assembles, through archaeology, a vivid composite picture of world-shaping events and day-to-day business in the ancient world. Footage of archaeologists at work, comp...
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Transjordan, Part 1: Holy Land, Historical Land
Item# 38801
© 2006
28 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-4213-8785-7
DVD ISBN: 978-1-4213-8819-9
Transjordan-the Oultrejordain of Crusader times, known to the ancients as Edom and Moab-is steeped in biblical history. In this program, archaeologists Fawzi Zayadine, Mohammed Waheeb, and Carmelo Pap...
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Transjordan, Part 2: The Crusader Castles
Item# 38802
© 2006
27 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-4213-8820-5
DVD ISBN: 978-1-4213-8821-2
Recent research at the 12th-century Frankish castles of Shobak and Kerak in what was called Transjordan provides valuable insights into life and death in the Holy Land during the time period of the Cr...
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