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Lost kingdoms of Africa /

Contributor(s): Material type: Film

FilmPublisher number: AMP-8496 | AthenaLanguage: English Subtitle language: English Publication details: [Silver Spring, Md.] : Athena : Distributed by Acorn Media, [2010]Description: 2 videodiscs (216 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 guide (13 pages : illustrations ; 15 cm)Content type:

two-dimensional moving image

Media type:

video

Carrier type:

videodisc

ISBN:

9781598284966
1598284967

Uniform titles:

Lost kingdoms of Africa. Season one.

Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:

960 22

LOC classification:

DT25 .L67 2010
DT20 .L67 2010

NLM classification:

AMP-8496

Contents:

disc 1: Nubia ; Ethiopia / director, David Wilson -- Special features: Biography of Taharqa (Nubia) ; Ethiopian biographies ; Dr. Gus Casely-Hayford biography.

disc 2: Great Zimbabwe / director, Ishbel Hall -- West Africa / directors, Michael Simkin, Ross Harper -- Special features: Biography of Ibn Battutah (Great Zimbabwe) ; West African biographies ; The kingdoms today.

Production credits:

Camera, Keith Schofield, Vaughan Matthews ; editors, Alastair Auld, Tim Young, Benjie Bateman, Steven Love, Sally Hilton.

Presented by Dr. Gus Casely-Hayford.Summary: Join art historian and host Dr. Gus Casely-Hayford as he uncovers Africa's hidden past by looking at ancient sites and antiquities.Summary: Nubia: "Starting in the desert north of Khartoum in modern Sudan, Casely-Hayford journeys to the ancient sites of Kerma, Jebel Barkal, and Meroë to explore a long-lost kingdom that apparently fell victim to climate change"--Container.Summary: Ethiopia: "Did the emperors of Ethiopia really descend from the biblical King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba? Casely-Hayford surveys the Judeo-Christian influences in the land's art, language, and architecture, dating back centuries"--Container.Summary: Great Zimbabwe. "Shrouded in mystery, the ruins of Great Zimbabwe rise from an unlikely spot in Africa's interior. Casely-Hayford traces an ancient gold-trading route inland from the eastern coast and explores the city that served as its source"--Container.Summary: West Africa. "The magnificent Benin bronzes in the British Museum inspire Casely-Hayford to undertake a quest for their origin. The search takes him to modern-day Nigeria and Mali, where the art of fine metalworking has thrived for generations"--Container.

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Video Recording	Carleton University, AVRC	SP456 - Collections Room	DVD-03239 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	Disc 2		16050307598
Video Recording	Carleton University, AVRC	SP456 - Collections Room	DVD-03238 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	Disc 1		1605030758X

Documentary mini-series.

Bonus features: biographies of prominent precolonial Africans; profiles of Sudan, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, and Nigeria today; 16-page viewer's guide.

Season one originally produced in 2009; broadcast on television in 2010.

disc 1: Nubia ; Ethiopia / director, David Wilson -- Special features: Biography of Taharqa (Nubia) ; Ethiopian biographies ; Dr. Gus Casely-Hayford biography.

DVD; NTSC; all regions; 16:9 widescreen; Dolby Digital stereo.

In English, with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).

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