Iraq: Stairway To The Gods

Duration: 27

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1973

Creator: CENTRON CORP.

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: . Explores archeological remains of Ninevah, last and most famous of all Assyrian capitals, investigates the ancient civilization of Sumer, and illustrates how cuneiform writing was developed. Fortified with excellent reproductions and filmographic techniques, the movie vividly re-creates the events leading to the discovery and excavation of their ancient sites. Depicts the recovery, removal, and transferral of the massive Assyrian Winged Bull to the British Museum. The narrative presents a brief history of Mesopotamia's domination by various rulers and peoples, such as Sargon, Hammurabi, and the Persians., We travel back 50 centuries to explore the primitive beginnings of human civilization. Archeologists discover priceless wonders, and we see how cuneiform writing was developed and how modern scholars struggled to decipher this form of writing. Presents a shortened version of the motion picture entitled Stairway To The Gods. Summarizes the achievements of the Sumerians in ancient Mesopotamia and the fearsome rule of the Assyrians in the Fertile Crescent.

Complete Record: . Explores archeological remains of Ninevah, last and most famous of all Assyrian capitals, investigates the ancient civilization of Sumer, and illustrates how cuneiform writing was developed. Fortified with excellent reproductions and filmographic techniques, the movie vividly re-creates the events leading to the discovery and excavation of their ancient sites. Depicts the recovery, removal, and transferral of the massive Assyrian Winged Bull to the British Museum. The narrative presents a brief history of Mesopotamia's domination by various rulers and peoples, such as Sargon, Hammurabi, and the Persians., We travel back 50 centuries to explore the primitive beginnings of human civilization. Archeologists discover priceless wonders, and we see how cuneiform writing was developed and how modern scholars struggled to decipher this form of writing. Presents a shortened version of the motion picture entitled Stairway To The Gods. Summarizes the achievements of the Sumerians in ancient Mesopotamia and the fearsome rule of the Assyrians in the Fertile Crescent.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.