Secrets of lost empires : [videorecording (DVD)] Pyramid ; Obelisk.

Secrets of lost empires : [videorecording (DVD)] Pyramid ; Obelisk.

Alternate Title
Pyramid
 
Obelisk

Publication Date
2006

Publication Information
South Burlington, Vt. : WGBH Boston Video,

Physical Description
1 videodisc (ca. 112 min.)

Subject Term
Great Pyramid (Egypt)
 
Pyramids of Giza (Egypt)
 
Obelisks -- Egypt.
 
Structural engineering -- History.
 
Civilization, Ancient.

Series
SECRETS OF LOST EMPIRES
 
SECRETS OF LOST EMPIRES.

Additional Contributors
Keach, Stacy,

Performer
Narrator, Stacy Keach.

Summary
Pyramid: Egyptologist Mark Lehner, stonemason Roger Hopkins and a team of Egyptian workers replicate the Great Pyramid on a smaller scale while putting some construction theories to work.
 
Obelisk: Egyptologist Mark Lehner, stonemason Roger Hopkins and a team of Egyptian workers come together to figure out how Egypt's massive obelisks were erected.

Language
English

ISBN
9781573755511
 
9781593755546

General Note
DVD.
 
As seen on Nova Public Television.
 
Special features include printable materials for educators.


LibraryCollectionCollectionCall NumberStatus
Gander (GGR)Adult NFic DVDAdult Non-Fiction DVD720.9 SE2Checked In