| Edition |
Widescreen. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, NTSC region 1, widescreen presentation; stereo. |
| Note |
Title from disc surface. |
| Performer |
Narrator, Demetri Goritsas. |
| Credits |
Editor, Tim Waymouth ; camera, Colin Clarke ; music, Audio Network. |
| Note |
Originally broadcast on television by PBS as an episode of the television program Nova in 2013. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Summary |
In Building Pharaoh's Chariot, a team of archaeologists, engineers, woodworkers, and horse trainers join forces to build and test two highly accurate replicas of Egyptian royal chariots. They discover advanced features, including spoked wheels, springs, shock absorbers, anti-roll bars, and even a convex shaped rear mirror. By driving the pair of replicas to their limits in the desert outside Cairo, Nova's experts test the claim that the chariot marks a crucial turning point in ancient military history. |
| Language |
In English; English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Chariots -- Design and construction.
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Pharaohs.
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Egypt -- Antiquities -- Technology.
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Egypt -- Antiquities.
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Egypt -- Civilization -- To 332 B.C.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary television programs.
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Nonfiction television programs.
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Educational television programs.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
O'Collins, Martin.
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Goritsas, Demetri.
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TV6 (Firm)
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WGBH Educational Foundation.
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PBS Distribution (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Nova (Television program)
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| ISBN |
9781608838448 |
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1608838447 |
| Standard No. |
841887018470 |
| Music No. |
NOVA6258 PBS |
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