Strata: Portraits of Humanity is a monthly half-hour newsmagazine-style show. Each episode of the human story is a portrait building on the many layers of the human experience. This is a record we are just beginning to uncover. From that perspective, Strata delivers in-depth coverage of a wide variety of archaeological and cultural heritage topics all around the world.
The Power of Stuff; Early humans in Congo Basin
Why do we study stuff? What's the point in “material culture studies,” when we have texts to guide us?...
The Medici Fortress of Arezzo
This documentary traces the fundamental historical steps that led the Medici ruler, Cosimo the First, to establish the recently restored Medici Fortress...
Ships aground in desiccated Iranian lake
Focusing on the Iranian sailor-turned-farmer, Soleiman, this film highlights the plight of Lake Urmia, the largest lake in the Middle East...
TAC membership promo; the feminine narrative in archaeology
As archaeologists have traced our history, we’ve overwhelmingly heard the masculine narrative...
Protecting cultural heritage worldwide; monolithic temples of India
Chloe Duckworth interviews Dr. Emma Cunliffe, who works for Blue Shield International to help protect cultural heritage...
Sculpting Armenian cross-stones; how to become an archaeologist
In his workshop, master sculptor Artak Hambardzumyan of Yerevan, Armenia, continues an ancient tradition...