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African Americans History Applied anthropology Archaeology Fieldwork Archaeology Methodology Christianity Civilization, Ancient Excavations (Archaeology) Physical anthropology Methodology United States History 18th century United States History Colonial period, ca 1600-1775 BiographySummary: The team plunges the viewer into the grime and glory of real-life archaeology: epiphany and exhaustion, discovery and disappointment. The team explores the mysteries of the past through what they find buried below the ground. Part adventure, part hard science, part reality show, applies the latest technology and the team's collective expertise to solving the riddles of the past. Through a...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV TIMCatling, Christopher
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: 930.1028 CATSummary: Like any branch of science, anthropology is constantly evolving, and its current challenges are better understood in the light of past achievements. This program serves as an excellent tool for studying archaeological techniques that preceded the rise of genetic analysis and DNA testing. Produced in 1989, the film describes fieldwork and investigative methods used in exhuming, dating, and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1989
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Robbins, Maurice.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper & Row 1981
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 930.1 ROBSummary: At one time, experts agreed that the first Americans walked across the Bering land bridge from Asia approximately 12,000 years ago, eventually colonizing all of North and South America. But exciting recent finds on both continents have triggered entirely new theories. In Coming to America, a part of the PBS Scientific American Frontiers series, host Alan Alda heads back to the past by exploring...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2004
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Summary: Beginning in Mesopotamia, the cradle of Western civilization, this program follows author Bruce Feiler as he explores the landscape of the Old Testament and traces the emergence of the Jewish people in history. From the banks of the Tigris and Euphrates, where the Bible’s storytellers set the Garden of Eden, Feiler proceeds to Mt. Ararat in search of Noah’s ark, travels to the town where some...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: The Victorian explorer who discovered the ruins of Great Zimbabwe, with its high, sweeping walls and complex passageways, had no idea who could have built it. The vast stone city remained at the center of debate for decades. In this program art historian Gus Casely-Hayford pieces together the story of the African empire and how it was linked to surrounding kingdoms as part of a medieval gold...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: This edition of PBS Scientific American Frontiers delves into the secrets of America’s past—as archeologists investigate three tremendous discoveries: unique finds that bring our history to life like never before. Unearthing Secret America shows how the Jamestown fort offers clues to the struggles of the colonists and how slave quarters at Monticello and Williamsburg expose a secret world for...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2002
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Summary: Of all the legendary figures in American history, George Washington is in a class by himself. So many trials and triumphs lie behind that face on the dollar bill-expeditions in the French and Indian War, command of the Continental Army, and leadership as America's first president under the Constitution. But many facts of his life are not common knowledge, and researchers are discovering that...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Woolf, Alex
Summary: "How have technology and science helped historians and archaeologists through the years? How does today's technology help us understand the past? What role does technology hold for the future of history studies? From the invention of metal detectors through to today's computer modeling of long-dead people, our knowledge of the past has always been improving thanks to technology. This book looks...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Heinemann Raintree 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 930.1 WOOSummary: Go on a scientific journey to the beginnings of modern religion, and dig into both the Bible and the history of the Israelites through the artifacts they left behind. The film focuses on the Hebrew Bible (the Old Testament) as the foundation for the great monotheistic religions - Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. This powerful exploration of science, scripture, and scholarship examines the most...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Most, though not all, anthropologists agree that human culture, imagination, and symbolic thought emerged approximately 45,000 years ago. The evidence ranges from fantastic cave paintings and elaborate graves to the first fishing equipment and sturdily built huts. When, why, and what brought on this burst of modern behavior is the subject of much research. This science bulletin focuses on the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Bubonic plague, starvation, maybe even cannibalism-such were the miseries of life in England's Jamestown settlement, circa 1609. Four centuries later, this program explores the colony's story with the help of dramatic reenactments and information on recent historical discoveries. Sophisticated forensics and archaeological methods reveal the contents of Jamestown graves, producing shocking...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: When excavation in downtown Manhattan unearthed an 18th-century Negro burial ground, New Yorkers were reminded that slavery was not limited to the South. This program explores an often-overlooked chapter in the history of the city and the colonies in general by examining the oldest slave cemetery ever found in North America. Scholars and leading experts conduct archaeological and forensic...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005