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USA: ARCHAEOLOGISTS UNCOVER TERRACOTTA ORCHESTRAS
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The ancient Chinese believed their emperors and priests should not go into the afterlife without music.
Archaeologists uncovering tombs of Chinese emperors have found terracotta sculptures of entire orchestras prepared to...
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MARAIS OLD PARIS QUARTER - MUTE
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FOR HOLIDAY SNAPS
Here's the latest camera for seaside holiday-makers, an underwater camera (with built in lights) attached to a sort of torpedo, on which you can ride down to the depths. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any...
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ROMAN TREASURES UNEARTHED
Archaeologists have been busy with new discoveries at what's believed to have been one of the Emperor Hadrian's villas, over eighteen hundred years ago. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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DIGGING FOR BURIED TREASURE
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POMPEII - NEW DISCOVERIES
The ancient town of Pompeii was completely obliterated by the great eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. Buried twenty feet deep beneath a mass of cinders and ashes, about half of the town has been uncovered in modern times. Among recent...
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CAN932 SCENES FROM KNOSSOS
Scenes from the Bronze Age archaeological site of Knossos, also known as the Labyrinth, in Crete are shown.
1. ms tourists at Knossos
2. ms ruins at Knossos
3. ms hillside
4. vs 'Prince of Lilies' plaster relief
5. vs ruins at...
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CLEAN : Japanese princess visits Joya de Ceren in El Salvador
CLEAN : Japanese princess visits Joya de Ceren in El Salvador
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WS View of stone terraces in agricultural sector of town / Machu Picchu, Peru
WS View of stone terraces in agricultural sector of town / Machu Picchu, Peru
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WS Stone terraces dropping into steep Urubamba Valley / Machu Picchu, Peru
WS Stone terraces dropping into steep Urubamba Valley / Machu Picchu, Peru
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WS PAN View of old ruins at central square / Machu Picchu, Peru
WS PAN View of old ruins at central square / Machu Picchu, Peru
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WS View of old ruins and mountains / Machu Picchu, Peru
WS View of old ruins and mountains / Machu Picchu, Peru
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Troupe preparing scenography to shoot film by Roman Imperial Fora
Troupe preparing scenography to shoot film by Roman Imperial Fora
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WS Pool and statues at the Villa Adriana / Tivoli, Lazio, Italy
WS Pool and statues at the Villa Adriana / Tivoli, Lazio, Italy
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Tourist woman admiring the Coliseum (Colosseo) while passing by it
Tourist woman admiring the Coliseum (Colosseo) while passing by it