| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 169 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.. |
| Series |
Reader's digest classic collection |
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Reader's digest classic collection.
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| System Details |
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital. |
| Performer |
Narrated by George Irving. |
| Credits |
Editor, Cliff West. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
Join explorers, scholars, adventurers and archaeologists as they search for long-buried clues and missing pieces to the puzzle of history. Unravel the meaning of Egyptian hieroglyphics; uncover clues to Stonehenge; shed new light on the mythical Minoan civilization. Follow the celebrated Silk Road; discover why the ancient city of Catal Hoyuk was so prosperous; reconstruct the city of Petra's underground water system. Venture into the Andes to seek out the lost Incas; discover the remarkable story behind the collapse of the Mayan's; learn about human sacrifice among the Moche people. |
| Contents |
Mysteries of Europe and the Mediterranean, myths and legends -- Mysteries of the Orient, Ancient journeys -- Mysteries of the Americas, vanished civilizations. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Egyptian language -- Writing, Hieroglyphic.
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Stonehenge (England)
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Minoans.
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Silk Road.
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Çatal Mound (Turkey)
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Petra (Extinct city)
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Incas.
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Mayas.
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Human sacrifice.
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Mochica Indians.
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| Genre/Form |
Travelogue.
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| Added Author |
Singer, Lynette.
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Questar Video, Inc.
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| Note |
Also known as: Reader's Digest. Mysteries of the ancient world |
| ISBN |
1594640912 |
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9781594640919 |
| Standard No. |
033937080739 |
| Music No. |
QD8073 Questar Entertainment |
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