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Decoding the Great Pyramid  Cover Image DVD DVD

Decoding the Great Pyramid / directed by Tom Fowlie ; written by Michael Douglas ; produced by Michael Douglas, Melanie Gerry.

Fowlie, Tom, (television director.). Cort, Julia, (television producer.). Apsell, Paula S., (television producer.). Douglas, Michael, 1944- (screenwriter,, television producer.). Meyers, Eric, 1959- (narrator.). Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), (publisher.).

Summary:

How did the Egyptians engineer the Great Pyramid of Giza so precisely, and who were the thousands of laborers who raised the stones? New archaeological evidence, including a logbook of a labor team leader, provides new insights into these age-old questions. NOVA delves into these construction secrets to trace how mobilizing labor and resources on such a massive scale transformed ancient Egypt.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781531709143
  • ISBN: 1531709141
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [United States] : PBS, 2019.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Widescreen (aspect ratio 16x9)
Participant or Performer Note:
Narrated by Eric Meyers.
System Details Note:
DVD; Widescreen (aspect ratio 16x9) presentation; Dolby digital stereo; region 1.
Language Note:
English audio, English SDH audio.
Source of Description Note:
Title from disc surface.
Subject: Great Pyramid (Egypt) > History > Chronology.
Pyramids > Egypt > Design and construction.
Egyptology > History.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre: Nonfiction television programs.
Television series.
Educational television programs.
Documentary television programs.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Potter-Tioga Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Coudersport Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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