| NEW LIGHT ON THE PHARAOHS New artefacts excavated near the Valley of the Kings, Egypt. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5804 |
| Catalog #: | 286806 | |
| Clip Number: | 286806-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 57/95 | |
| Timecode: | 01:34:47 - 01:36:30 | |
| Location: | Valley of the Kings, Egypt | |
| Year Shot: | 1957 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ART: Sculpture LOCATIONS/AFRICA: Egypt, Valley of Kings SCIENCE: Archaeology, Excavation Sites | |
| Description: | NEW LIGHT ON THE PHARAOHS - EXCAVATIONS IN EGYPT New artifacts excavated near the Valley of the Kings, Egypt. Nice footage of the Archeological finds. Valley of the Kings, Egypt. GV pan Valley of Kings, Egypt, on the excavation site. GV Temple of Queen Hatshepsut (18th Dynasty), set in the mountainside. LV Panning shot of three Egyptians walking in the temple Medinet Habu (funerary temple of King Ramses III), camera pans to show giant figures in stone standing beside huge pillars. SV Stone figures. SV stone effigy of a bird. GV Egyptians hacking away at the ground during the excavations - several shots. SCU Men brushing earth away from a piece of carved stone which they have just uncovered. SV The men lifting piece of stone from the ground. SCU More dusting of unearthed carvings. CU Men brushing away the earth. SV Two Egyptians lifting up large stone. LV Egyptian pumping water with ancient pump. GV Pumping on right of picture, the water seems to be flowing down channel towards the camera. CU Egyptian worker. SCU/LV Men hacking at ground. CU Egyptian worker. LV pan of Egyptian guide showing Western tourists the recently uncovered Avenue of Sphinxes. SV Men hauling large rock on rollers up incline. LV Tourists walking in the temple of Luxor, camera pans up huge pillars. SV pillars w/hieroglyphs. Low angle MS looking up at stone wall carved with hieroglyphs. MS pan column carved w/hieroglyphs. MS foot of large sculpture, Egyptian guide walks into picture followed by Western tourists. MS pan of Egyptian guide and tour group in front of stone figure. MS pan up stone figures which the tourists are looking at. LV Sphinxes. GV Temple of Luxor with huge stone figure standing in foreground. SV Top half of the same figure. | |
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