Archaeology

1960s

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A historical reenactment of Francisco Pizarro and Spanish conquistadors…

1960s

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A historical reenactment of an Incan ceremony. A Spanish priest stands…

1970s

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Machu Picchu, the ruins of an Incan city in the Andes Mountains of Peru…

1970s

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Stone ruins in Guatemala. A Mayan temple is seen, and an archeologist…

1980s

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Slow pan of the inside of a brick walled cave/tomb. The camera follows…

1950s

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Man, smoking cigarette, inspecting a 4000-year-old mummy & ruins…

1970s

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Archaeologists use wooden and mesh sifter to sift through dirt at a dig…

1940s

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Newsreel footage of excavation and ruins from the eruption of Mount…