Tomb of the lost king

United Kingdom, 1979

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Episode of Series “Chronicle”.
With the discovery in 1977 of Royal Tombs in the Greek village of Vergina, Greek archaeologist Manolis Andronikos uncovered the greatest prize left in Greek archaeology - the tomb of Philip II of Macedon. Shows the magnificent objects found inside the tomb including a mural believed to be the work of the ancient artist Nico Marco and examines the work and theories of the archaeologist. Narrated by Andrew Faulds.

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Credits

producer

Roy Davies

production company

British Broadcasting Corporation

Duration

00:50:07:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1979

Appears in

Chronicle

Group of items

Chronicle

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

013557

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Greece - Social life and customs

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Tombs

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Tombs

History → Archaeology

History → Civilization, Ancient

History → Greece - Antiquities

History → Greece - Civilization

History → Greece - History

History → History

History → History, Ancient

History → Macedonia - History

History → Philip II, King of Macedonia, 382-336 B.C.

History → Tombs

People → Philip II, King of Macedonia, 382-336 B.C.

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

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Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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