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“Discovery '69" Tv Episode "Exploring the Valley of Mexico” San Juan Teotihuacan Mexico Xd30852 (1969)

1969 · Short film · 22 min

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Produced for ABC, "Discovery '69" was a children's non-fiction program that aired in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Hosted by Bill Owens and Virginia Gibson, the Discovery programs were innovative, shedding a spotlight on America's political, geographical, technological and cultural history. This episode takes viewers on a tour through the Valley of Mexico and discusses the ethnic and cultural makeup of modern Mexico. Most of the setting of the film is within Mexico’s Natural Museum of Anthropology. Teotihuacan is also viewed. A brief history of the Mayans, Aztecs, Mixtecs and the Inca are depicted. It opens with footage of modern Mexico City (:12). Teotihuacan is captured which is believed to have been constructed around 200 AD (:23). The intricate carvings on the pyramid are zoomed in on (:28). The title screen follows (:34). Children climb the stone steps of the pyramids (1:09). Bosque de Chapultepec in Mexico City is depicted (2:03) housing Mexico’s Natural Museum of Anthropology opened in 1964 (2:11). The saying on the doorway of the Aztec Hall is translated to read “The World Belongs to the Aztecs” (3:06). The museum was created to show the time period prior to the Spanish invasion in 1519 as well as Mexico’s distinct civilizations (3:54). The birthplace of the Olmecs is pointed to (4:12). Polychrome pottery follows which is a product of the Mixtecs (4:35). An urn was made by the Zapotec people (4:45). Mural paintings were left behind by the Teotihuacans (4:54). A…

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22 minutes
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Ephemeral Films

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