Riddles of the Sphinx - Northwest Indian College

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Riddles of the Sphinx / written, produced & directed by Gary Glassman ; a Providence Pictures production for Nova and WGBH Boston in association with TelFrance and ARTE France.

Glassman, Gary. (Screenwriter, Producer, Director). Sanders, Jay O., 1953- (Narrator). Providence Pictures, Inc. (Added Author). WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.) (Added Author). Telfrance (Firm) (Added Author). ARTE France. (Added Author). Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.) (Added Author).

Summary:

Looks at the gigantic, ancient Egyptian statue of the Great Sphinx, a crouching lion, human-headed creature. Asks who built it, how it was built, and who or what it represents. Follows a team of scientists who are looking at the Sphinx in the context of the geology, history, archeology, and architecture of ancient Egypt. Also follows a team of builders, who are creating scaled down replicas of the Great Sphinx to try to shed light on the techniques used by ancient stone carvers to create this huge limestone sculpture. Stresses the urgency of these investigations as the Sphinx is being swallowed up by an urban neighborhood and traffic, tourism, and construction are trembling it apart.

Record details

ISBN: 9781608831913
ISBN: 1608831914
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 56 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [Alexandria, Va.] : PBS, ©2010.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:: The Great Sphinx -- Building big -- Ancient tools -- Who built the Sphinx? -- The New Kingdom -- Eternal life.
Creation/Production Credits Note:: Director/producer/writer, Gary Glassman.
Participant or Performer Note:: Narrator, Jay O. Sanders.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:: Originally broadcast on the PBS television program Nova on Jan. 10, 2010.
System Details Note:: DVD; region 1; NTSC, Dolby digital stereo.; widescreen format.
Language Note:: Closed-captioned. Optional audio-described soundtrack for the visually impaired.

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Subject:: Great Sphinx (Egypt)
Stone carving > Egypt > History.
Egypt > Antiquities.
Egypt > Civilization > To 332 B.C.
Antiquities.
Civilization.
Stone carving.
Egypt.
Genre:: History.
Nonfiction television programs.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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