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King Solomon's Mines
First transmitted in 1958, Sir Mortimer Wheeler explores the stone ruins of Great Zimbabwe, once thought to be the source of King Solomon's gold.
First transmitted in 1958, Sir Mortimer Wheeler explores the stone ruins of Great Zimbabwe National Monument, a mysterious site once thought to be the source of King Solomon's gold.
Sir Mortimer joins Roger Summers, Chairman of the Southern Rhodesia Historical Monuments Commission, on an excavation of the site to find out more about the largest ruins in southern Africa.
Last on
Wed 29 Oct 1958
20:45
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Television Service
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The Great Zimbabwe Acropolis
Duration: 01:02
Archaeology at the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Collection
This programme is part of Archaeology at the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ - a collection of archaeology programmes from the 1950s to the 1970s. Available online to watch in full.
About Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Four Collection programmes
Programmes are selected, in part, for their historical context and reflect the broadcast standards and attitudes of their time, which may not accord to some current Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ editorial guidelines. We aim to select programmes which can be shown in their entirety but in some cases edits are required. In these cases, edits are kept to a minimum and are made only for technical reasons.
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- Wed 29 Oct 1958 20:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Television Service
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