The Archaeology Channel

 

This film follows the first systematic underwater archaeological survey around Kasos Island in the Aegean Sea. Kasos Island has had a remarkable maritime prominence, from Homeric times through the 20th century. Maritime archaeologist Xanthi Argyris led the team of archaeologists, scientists and technicians. They conducted intensive diving in search of ancient shipwrecks. At the time of this filming, they were just completing a fourth year of their maritime archaeological survey in the area. After surveying 60 km of shoreline, they discovered ten shipwrecks, representing periods from ancient times to the present. After 220 dives and 320 hours spent underwater, 108 selected archaeological finds were recovered. Studying the shipwrecks’ locations has added new “tiles” to the already massive mosaic of the Aegean Sea’s underwater archaeological expanse.

Length: 12 min

Country: Greece

Language: Greek w/ English subtitles

Director: Stelios Apostolopoulos

Producer(s): Stelios Apostolopoulos

 

This fictionalized documentary is a reproduction of our imagined past—a journey through the lands of Poland and more widely in Europe about 4,000 years ago. The time in our focus is the transition from the Neolithic Age to the Bronze Age. This period witnessed a rapid technological and civilizational leap, by which the standard and quality of life significantly improved, and the very way in which societies functioned changed. The people at large saw a major enrichment of their lives. Bronze products, which began then to be utilized in everyday life, became an external symbol of social status and wealth. This subject matter, outlined in a fictionalized way, supports the cognitive, informative and educational value of this film. Via its choice of locations, its scenography, 3D animations, and precisely planned frames, this film revivifies a world that has long since vanished.

Length: 70 min

Country: Poland

Language: Polish w/ English subtitles

Director: Krzysztof Paluszyński

Producer(s): Andrzej Paluszyński

 

Within every bone is a story, the hidden echo of a long past life. Bones bear the traces of the life experience of an individual, of a community, of a people. They help us to reconstruct dramatic events, and even to reveal the face of one of our ancestors. At the University of Siena, in Italy, anthropologist and anatomical illustrator Stefano Ricci Cortili devotes his life to this special kind of archaeological research. The knowledge he has gained has already brought to light many secrets, hidden within bones.

Length: 7 min

Country: Italy

Language: Italian w/ English subtitles

Director: Gabriele Clementi

Producer(s): Gabriele Clementi

 

At the height of its power between the 9th and 15th centuries AD, Angkor was a resplendent city, considered the most extensive urban complex of the pre-industrial world. However, by the late 16th century, this capital of the Khmer Empire had become derelict, invaded and occupied by the surrounding jungles. The people of Angkor left not a single written word explaining when and why their city-state was abandoned. Come along with us on this big-screen adventure story, unveiling the mysteries behind this urban lost jewel of Cambodia!

Length: 39 min

Country: USA

Language: English

Director: Murray Pope

Producer(s): David Gross
Murray Pope
Christopher Zaryc