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Object Number
983-7-00/1.1
Display Title
Macchu Picchu: lost city of the Inca, 16 mm film
Descriptions
Object Description
Completed film with credits. Education on the city of Macchu Picchu, the history of its discovery, layout, Inca innovations, and speculations about the function of city. Intended for general audience, very broad and easy to understand information. About half of film is shot on site, with views of city from above and zoomed in to details of architecture. Other components include shots of historic photographs of expeditions to find the city and decontextualized Inca art and artifacts. color, sound, 15 min.
Department
Photographic
Date
1980
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
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Peru
Materials
Film
Quantity
1
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