Did You Know That...Pompeii is well known for its rich archaeological record sealed by volcanic deposits in A.D. 79. But what was the history of the city and its inhabitants before this date? Find out by watching this great film "The Anglo-American Project in Pompeii" available to stream on TAC: http://bit.ly/159o5cFThe Anglo-American Project in Pompeii (AAPP), sponsored by the University of Bradford in England, is answering this question…See More

Friends and colleagues: The latest installment of the Video News from TAC features the following stories: * In the 1970s, near the Greek village of Aidonia, a mule fell into a hole.  Upon rescuing the animal, villagers discovered a rare golden treasure buried amidst a group of skeletons.  They tried to keep it a secret.  This is the story of the plunder of Mycenaean tombs and the recovery of precious cultural heritage.  * Aided by a hurricane, a project in Florida finds an ancient Native…See More

In 1955, Estonian archaeologist Osvald Saadre found in Otepää Fortress a room containing pieces of bronze. These pieces were parts of the oldest Estonian firearm, dating back to the late 14th Century. Watch the film “The  Otepää Gonne” on The Archaeology Channel: http://bit.ly/15eymVpThis documentary follows the course of an experimental archaeology project, as archaeologist Jaak Mäll works to reconstruct a functional copy of the Otepää gonne (gun), remaining…See More

The story of Odysseus and the Cyclops, told in the Iliad of Homer, has fascinated people of all ages for millennia: http://bit.ly/ZycF9lA funerary proto-Attic amphora from 650 B.C., found at Eleusis, just west of Athens, Greece, and now housed at the Archaeological Museum of Eleusis, tells the story in pictures. This video playfully combines the amphora's images with a traditional folk song from the Greek island of Crete to retell the story and capture the…See More

This film tells the story of ancient Greece in an engaging manner through hand-drawn images taken from ceramic vessels. http://bit.ly/16tZI6MAnimator Karen Aqua and composer Ken Field worked during January 2003 with ninety sixth-grade students to make this animated film and soundtrack about ancient Greek mythology, sports, and culture. The students researched the topics and created the artwork and animation as well as the musical performances and sound…See More