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1 online resource (streaming video file) (45 min. 8 sec.) ; 268345447 bytes |
| Summary |
You may not have noticed, but images dominate our lives, telling us how to behave, what to think and even how to feel.The five part series How Art Made The World reveals that the images and pictures that surround us today aren't recent inventions, but originate in a world that is hundreds of thousands of years old.In this final episode, art historian Nigel Spivey explores why, in the modern world where people see fewer real dead bodies than at any time in history, we seem almost obsessed with images of death.An investigation encompassing ancient Jericho, Aztec America and Classical Italy discovers what it is that has compelled human beings to surround themselves with images of death for thousands of years.How Art Made The World is a fascinating revelation about how and why human beings create images, taking viewers on an extraordinary journey across five continents and 100,000 years using history, archaeology and neuro-biology to tell the story of how ancient art has created the way our world looks today.PRODUCTION DETAILS:A BBC Production |
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Broadcast 2008-09-23 at 11:00:00 |
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Classification: PG |
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Archaeological expeditions.
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Art and society.
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Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
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Excavations (Archaeology) -- Antiquities.
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Painting, Prehistoric.
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Visual perception in art.
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Jordan.
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Streaming video
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McPherson, Ben, director
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Spivey, Nigel, host
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