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Object Number
982-18-00/1.1.1
Display Title
Lords of the Labyrinth, part 1, 16 mm film
Descriptions
Object Description
Finished narrated film about archeological study of Chan Chan in Peru (also called the Labyrinth). Team from Harvard attempt to determine whether people who lived in the city were native or imported population. Film goes on to discuss and show footage of ruins are a number of other sites complex civilizations before Chan Chan to determine society and origins, footage of sites. Rise and fall of coastal civilizations read through art. color, sound, 30 min.
Department
Photographic
Date
1976
Artist
BBC Television Films
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
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Peru
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La Libertad Region
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<City>
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Chan Chan
Materials
Film
Quantity
1
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