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Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
xxxiii, 426 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits, photographs (some color) ; 25 cm
Description
In 1863, a French senator arrived in Jerusalem hoping to unearth relics dating to biblical times. Digging deep underground, he discovered an ancient grave that, he claimed, belonged to an Old Testament queen. News of his find ricocheted around the world, evoking awe and envy alike, and inspiring others to explore Jerusalem's storied past. In the century and a half since the Frenchman broke ground, Jerusalem has drawn a global cast of fortune seekers...
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 50 min) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 chapter selection sheet.
Description
The Roman Empire gave history one of its most eventful and colorful periods. Its legacy remains for all to see in the incredible civic buildings, temples, and theaters of the ancient city.
Publisher
Random Media
Pub. Date
[2017].
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 88 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"In 1923, pioneer filmmaker, Cecil. B. DeMille built the largest set in movie history for his silent (and early Technicolor) epic, The Ten Commandments. It was called 'The City of the Pharaoh.' When filming was completed, DeMille ordered that the entire edifice be dismantled? and secretly buried. And there it lay, forgotten, for the next 60 years? the 'Lost city of Cecil B. DeMille.' In 1983, a group of determined film buffs? inspired by a cryptic...
Publisher
[distributed by Joan Sullivan through] artseen@charter.net
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
1 DVD (58 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Dr. Parker introduces the volunteers who continue to work on cataloging the Chinatown artifacts which were discovered beneath the Palm Street Parking Garage in San Luis Obispo. He also gives a tour of the Elfin Forest and shows where the Chumash Indian middens are located.
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Author
Series
Nora Kelly novels (Preston & Child) volume 3
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
Lucas Tappan, a wealthy and eccentric billionaire and founder of Icarus Space Systems, approaches the Santa Fe Archaeological Institute with an outlandish proposal--to finance a careful, scientific excavation of the Roswell Incident site, where a UFO is alleged to have crashed in 1947. A skeptical Nora Kelly, to her great annoyance, is tasked with the job. Nora's excavation immediately uncovers two murder victims buried at the site, faces and hands...
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In the archaeological find of a century, the remains of Richard III--presumed scattered over 500 years ago--were discovered under a parking lot in Leicester in 2012. The search was spearheaded by amateur historian Philippa Langley, whose passion and unrelenting research were met with skepticism by the academic establishment....The Lost King is the inspiring true story of a woman who refused to be ignored and took on Britain's most eminent historians,...
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