The archaeologist
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Originally broadcast as a segment of the television program Tomorrow's careers on January 7, 1956 from the studios of WAAM in Baltimore, Md. Black and white. Lynn Poole, producer; Kennard Calfee, Herbert B. Cahan, directors; Ted Jaffee, narrator; produced by WAAM television station in Baltimore, Md. for the ABC Television Network. Lynn Poole, William F. Albright, presenters. Digitized in 2004.
Abstract
Lynn Poole describes what archaeologists do and why. Dr. William F. Albright explains how to determine the age of an object by datable style and carbon-14 testing. He then shows slides and diagrams of the Hajar bin Humeid mounds in south Arabia. As authenticator of the Dead Sea Scrolls, Dr. Albright discusses authentication methods for writings and scripts, such as comparing changes in the Hebrew alphabet and dated documents of the same period. Lastly, he describes qualities required for becoming an archaeologist.
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Dates
Date Published
1956-01-07
Publisher
Digital Publisher
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Identifiers
OCLC Number
56089253
Collection Number
COLL-0008
Resources
Resource Type
Moving Image
Extent
00:28:35hh:mm:ss
Contributor
Broadcaster (brd): ABC Television Network
Director (drt): Cahan, Herbert B.
Director (drt): Calfee, Kennard
Narrator (nrt): Jaffee, Ted
Production personnel (prd): Albright, William Foxwell, 1891-1971
Production personnel (prd): Poole, Lynn
Producer (pro): Poole, Lynn
Producer (pro): WAAM (Television station : Baltimore, Md.)
Copyright and Use
Copyright and Use
Copyright Not Evaluated
System
Access Rights
Public digital access
Model
Video
Unique ID
1f3ff8bc-f8b4-4ea8-ad77-d913572034c0