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Object Number
982-16-00/1.1
Display Title
Myths of the mound builders, reel one. 16 mm film
Descriptions
Object Description
Professional educational film about the mounds found in along Ohio and Mississippi rivers. Strives to answer the questions who built them, how and why. First part of film (15 min) talks about the history of theories about moundbuilders, using reenactments, quoting from historic papers, to reconstruct the experience of people who explored the mounds and excavated in the 19th century, and how prejudice against Indians led to myths about the moundbuilders. Following section consists of footage and interviews with present day archeologists about their work on mound excavation and their discovers about two groups of moundbuilders (the Hopewell and the Mississippian). color, sound, 31 min.
Department
Photographic
Date
1981
Artist
Public Broadcasting Service
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Materials
Film
Quantity
1
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