The Village of the Craftsmen (John Romer presents Ancient Lives episode 1) (1984)
Title
The Village of the Craftsmen (John Romer presents Ancient Lives episode 1) (1984)
Subject
Egypt, Ancient
Egypt--Antiquities
Tombs--Egypt--Thebes (Extinct city)
URL
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Description
Episode 6 of television series "Ancient Lives" exploring life in ancient Egypt.
Content description from the History Channel (by Denis Mootz)
(https://www.historychannel.com.au/teachers-guide/ancient-lives-part-1-village-of-the-craftsmen/):
John Romer, Egyptologist and archaeologist, shares insights into Egyptian society and the life and death of Egyptians in the New Kingdom. The focus of Romer’s narrative is the village of Deir El-Medina near on the west bank of the Nile near Thebes and the Valley of the Kings.
Ephemera: available through CCDR Collections at Arizona State University. TV schedules with notes; one includes the description: In this first of a four-part series exploring Dier El Medina in the Valley of the Kings, the craftsmen who made the royal tombs are introduced.
Limitations: This page displays video content associated with a videotape in the CCDR Collections audiovisual library recorded by Joann W. Kealiinohomoku. Please be advised that, because this videotape has not yet been digitized for direct access, we cannot guarantee that the video content on this page is an exact match with the content originally recorded by Dr. Kealiinohomoku. We also cannot guarantee function or access for re-hosted video content.
Content description from the History Channel (by Denis Mootz)
(https://www.historychannel.com.au/teachers-guide/ancient-lives-part-1-village-of-the-craftsmen/):
John Romer, Egyptologist and archaeologist, shares insights into Egyptian society and the life and death of Egyptians in the New Kingdom. The focus of Romer’s narrative is the village of Deir El-Medina near on the west bank of the Nile near Thebes and the Valley of the Kings.
Ephemera: available through CCDR Collections at Arizona State University. TV schedules with notes; one includes the description: In this first of a four-part series exploring Dier El Medina in the Valley of the Kings, the craftsmen who made the royal tombs are introduced.
Limitations: This page displays video content associated with a videotape in the CCDR Collections audiovisual library recorded by Joann W. Kealiinohomoku. Please be advised that, because this videotape has not yet been digitized for direct access, we cannot guarantee that the video content on this page is an exact match with the content originally recorded by Dr. Kealiinohomoku. We also cannot guarantee function or access for re-hosted video content.
Original Format
TV broadcast recorded off air by JWK: Betamax tape
Creator
John Romer (presenter)
Publisher
Central Productions, Channel Four
Date
1984
Citation
“The Village of the Craftsmen (John Romer presents Ancient Lives episode 1) (1984),” Cross-Cultural Dance Resources Collections, accessed April 19, 2024, https://ccdrcollections.omeka.net/items/show/12.