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Sheila explores the sophistication of prehistoric cave painters. Learn about the techniques and pigments they used, and how much effort went into getting just the right colour! If you like our videos, please support us by becoming a member...

In this "Tea and Archaeology" lecture, sponsored by Archaeology Southwest, Dr. Minnis describes research conducted in the other half of the "Southwest" culture area, where archaeologists are seeking to place what we know about Paquimé/Casas...

In this Archaeology Café presentation, Dr. Steve Lekson examines the connections between the ancient Mimbres culture and the rise of the fourteenth century city of Paquimé/Casas Grandes in Northern Chihuahua. Steve goes on to explain how...

The ancestral Puebloans were some of the first farmers in the American Southwest. Join US ranger Karen Henker for a brief look at their lifestyle, as well as the art and architecture they left behind in what's present-day Colorado. View...

The Convent of Müstair, which stands in a valley in the Grisons, is a good example of Christian monastic renovation during the Carolingian period. It has Switzerland's greatest series of figurative murals, painted c. A.D. 800, along with...

In c. 220 B.C., under Qin Shi Huang, sections of earlier fortifications were joined together to form a united defence system against invasions from the north in China. Construction continued up to the Ming dynasty (1368—1644), when the Great...

Situated 900 m above sea-level, Djémila, or Cuicul, in present-day Algeria with its forum, temples, basilicas, triumphal arches and houses, is an interesting example of Roman town planning adapted to a mountain location. Source: UNESCO...

A great concentration of ancestral Pueblo Indian dwellings, built from the 6th to the 12th century AD, can be found on the Mesa Verde plateau in south-west Colorado, USA at an altitude of more than 2,600 m. Some 4,400 sites have been recorded...

The cultural landscape and archaeological remains of the Bamiyan Valley in Afghanistan represent the artistic and religious developments which from the 1st to the 13th centuries characterized ancient Bakhtria, integrating various cultural...

Roman exploitation of the countryside is symbolized by the Villa Romana del Casale (in Sicily), the centre of the large estate upon which the rural economy of the Western Empire was based. The villa is one of the most luxurious of its kind...