This six-part series presents the definitive history of archaeology, a 250-year worldwide odyssey that began with the unearthing of the ruins of Pompeii buried beneath the ash of Mt. Vesuvius. In a short time, archaeologists started pursuing very different objectives: some were treasure-seekers hoping to plunder antiquities of the ancient world; others sought to prove theories about the origins of civilization or the historical accuracy of Homer or the Bible; still others focused on humans themselves, trying to determine the age of the species. The series also looks at how archaeology has been misused as an instrument of foreign policy and where the study is going in the future with new technologies and methods. 6-part series, 50 minutes each.

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The Series Includes : Stones and Bones: The Birth of Archaeology | Treasure Seekers: Archaeology Turns from Passion to Plunder | Digging by the Book: Program Archaeology | Looking for One Beginning: The Fallacy of Diffusionism | At the Service of the State: Archaeology as Political Tool | The Future of the Past

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