EXPLORING ANCIENT CITIES: TEOTIHUACAN AND ANGEL MOUNDS
KIT, E M H
This kit helps teachers and students exlpore archaeology by comparing two ancient sites: Mexico's Teotihuacan and Angel Mounds, near Evansville, Ind. Both were inhabited before the arrival of Europeans; both were home to complex societies, and both have left archaeologocal clues. The kit contains slides, maps, bulletin board materials, artifacts, bibliographies, handouts, overheads, and more. Developed by the Mathers Museum and the Glenn Black Laboratory of the Angel Mounds State Historic Site. As a bonus, the kit also has a resource book prepared by Conner Prairie discussing Native Americans in Indiana. / 1995

LAST OF THE MOHICANS
H C A P
One of the bloodiest wars of all times, the French and Indian War has been called the First World War, for its conflicts and consequences spread over three continents. Archaeologists working at the site of Fort William Henry in upstate New York have uncovered remains of numerous English soldiers, thought to have been killed by French and Indian forces. Though the war took its toll, infectious disease may have been the final vector of death. 28 mins / 1983

LOST CITY OF THE AEGEAN
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Minoan Crete was the pride of the Aegean world at the opening of the Late Bronze Age. Excavations have revealed that from Crete, Minoan trade and influence extended in all directions: to Egypt, the Levant, and Cyprus. IN 1628 BC, a violent volcanic eruption destroyed Akrotiri, a prosperous Minoan colony on the Island of Thera, and entombed some of the earliest masterpieces of Western Art. Today, archaeologists are rediscovering the Minoan colony and how the eruption reshaped their island and forever changed their world. 28 mins / 1993

LOST TREASURES OF TROY
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According to his diaries in May of 1870, Heinrich Schliemann, father of modern archaeology, wrested the so-called Treasure of Priam from the walls of Ancient Troy and brought it back to Germany, his homeland. During World War II, the five-thousand-year-old treasure was once again lost, this time to a wartime enemy nation. Today, one archaeologist, Klaus Goldman, thinks he has rediscovered the missing trove. 28 mins / / 1993

MARKS OF THE ANSCESTORS
H C A P
Subtitled "Ancient Indian Rock Art of Arizona," this video treads through the desert peering at pictographs (painted images) and petroglyphs (carved images) produced by prehistoric Indians. Scholars work at attributing certain rock art to certain tribes and periods, and making educated guesses about their meanings, while contemporary Native Americans, including Navaho, Pueblo, Anasazi, and Hopi, look to the rock art as inspiration from their ancestors and a renewed understanding of the timelessness of their culture. The last third of the video discusses the vandals who deface the rock art. Most useful for higher level studies of archaeology or art. 40 mins / 1994

MONA LISA OF THE GALILEE
C A P
Scientists were recently excited to discover a beautiful mosaic face under the dust of the ancient city of Sepphoris, near Nazareth. The 1800-year-old woman's knowing and lively visage earned her the title Mona Lisa of the Galilee. This video provides a bird's eye view of the excavation process and all the history attendant to the curious multicultural city of Sepphoris, said to be the home of the Virgin Mary's parents. As college students and professors conduct the dig, history poses several questions. Why does 'Mona Lisa' so clearly evoke caucasian, Renaissance-era, Christian beauty? Did Jews and Romans live peaceably in Sepphoris? The video dramatically concludes with the transport of the 'Mona Lisa' mosaic to a museum. Good for archaeology fans and religious history buffs. 42 mins / 1995

PERU: ENIGMA OF THE RUINS
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Before the ascent of the Inca empire, ancient and enigmatic civilizations thrived along Peru's coastal deserts. The ruins of the city of Chan Chan and the religious center of Pakatnamu bear silent witness to one of these civilizations, the great Chimu culture, known for its elaborate textiles and pottery. But perhaps the most stunning achievement of the Chimu was their ability to harvest crops on expansive tracts of land that today are barren sand. We know that they accomplished this through a highly sophisticated network of irrigation canals. But how could a "primitive" society employ such advanced technology yet leave no evidence of a written language? MYSTERIES OF PERU explores these questions with archaeological clues. 50 mins / 1985

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