The Shrine of St. Peter | Mary Hoskins | ACMI collection | ACMI: Your museum of screen culture

Looks at the fascinating archaeological riddle of the Shrine of St. Peter, which is set in the midst of a jumble of ancient tombs and later masonry. Dr John Ward-Perkins describes what has been found under the High Altar, and interprets the evidence found at the site.

Credits

production company

BBC-TV

producer

Mary Hoskins

Duration

00:25:36:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

009784

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Saints

History → Archaeology

History → Saints

People → Saints

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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