Films with: Glassman, Gary

Bible's buried secrets

Presents archaeological scholarship from the Holy Land to explore the beginnings of modern religion and the origins of the Hebrew Bible, also known as the Old Testament. This archaeological detective story tackles some of the biggest questions in biblical studies: Where did the ancient Israelites come from? Who wrote the Bible, when, and why? How did the worship of one God--the foundation of modern Judaism, Christianity, and Islam--emerge?

DVD 6937

Building the great cathedrals

Carved from a hundred million pounds of stone, soaring effortlessly atop a spiderweb of masonry, Gothic cathedrals are marvels of human achievement and artistry. But how did medieval builders reach such spectacular heights? Consuming the labor of entire towns, sometimes taking a hundred years to build, these architectural marvels were crafted from just hand tools and stone. Many now teeter on the brink of catastrophic collapse.

DVD 8611

Hidden temples

The abandoned Khmer temples of Angkor Wat have generated many conflicting theories, particularly about the massive irrigation system. The documentary details recent NASA radar imagery changes these theories and leads to startling new conclusions about what life must have been like in one of the most magnificent cities ever built.

DVD 1459

Native America

Ancient wisdom and modern science are combined to shed light on who were America's first people.

DVD 13390