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Movies and Cinematic Explorations of Archaeology

Archaeology has always been of intense interest to the public, something movie directors and companies have known for a very long time.
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  2. Video Comedies (5)
  3. Video Horror (11)

China's Terracotta Warriors
Secrets of the Dead, China's Terracotta Warriors is a terrific video from the Public Broadcasting Services

Ancient Marvels: PBS Explorer Collection - Video Review
Ancient Marvels is a collection of six videos from the archives of the PBS award-winning science program NOVA. Each video features scholars identifying and reproducing ancient construction and engineering methods.

Nostalgia for the Light
The documentary Nostalgia for the Light reveals political, geographical, environmental, astronomical and archaeological history of Chile's Atacama Desert.

Anthropology Video Reviews
If you're looking for that perfect gift for the archaeology nerd in your family, look no further.

Time Team America - Fort Raleigh
Time Team America travels to North Carolina to search for Fort Raleigh, the first English colony in the New World, the location of which has yet to be located.

The Human Family Tree
The Human Family Tree is a 90 minute long DVD from the National Geographic Society, covering the results of the scholarly investigations of the Genographic Project.

Legacy of a Lost Civilization: The Old Temples of Malta and Gozo
Legacy of a Lost Civilization is a documentary film about the ancient Neolithic temples on the islands of Malta and Gozo, produced by the Mediterranean Institute of Ancient Civilizations and the Old Temple Study Foundation.

The Archaeology Channel
The Archaeology Channel is a non-profit source for archaeological videos and other multimedia projects; and it may very well be one of the best applications of the Internet yet.

Cinematic Archaeology
I hate the way archaeologists are portrayed in movies. Can you blame me? Most archaeologists in movies are naive, greedy, arrogant, or just plain evil (unless, like in a Tony Hillerman novel, they're all four).

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