Discovering the past : an electronic field trip to Colonial Williamsburg /

In this electronic field trip students join Colonial Williamsburg archaeologists as they sort through history's remnants in order to tell the story of eighteenth-century America. These real-life archaeologists play a vital role in discovering and interpreting history. Defines the term historica...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Other Authors:	Wagner, William G., McCluney, Richard L.
Format:	Video VHS
Language:	English
Published:	[Williamsburg, Va.] : Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, [1997]
Subjects:	Williamsburg (Va.) > Antiquities > Juvenile films. Excavations (Archaeology) > Virginia > Williamsburg > Juvenile films.

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Summary:	In this electronic field trip students join Colonial Williamsburg archaeologists as they sort through history's remnants in order to tell the story of eighteenth-century America. These real-life archaeologists play a vital role in discovering and interpreting history. Defines the term historical archaeology and its significance in the United States. The program also goes from the archaeological sites to the the labs to see how modern technology reveals important clues to our nation's history.
Item Description:	Videocassette release of the 1997 television production. This tape is an edited version of a live interactive broadcast. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videocassette (58 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. + 1 teacher's guide.
Format:	VHS.
Production Credits:	Executive producer, Richard L. McCluney ; producer/segment director, William G. Wagner ; broadcast director, Michael C. Durling ; writers, Meredith Poole, William G. Wagner.