Tikal 1956
Category: Expedition & Excavation Footage
Length: 18:24
| Film ID | F16-0466 |
| Film Description | Edited film of Tikal Project (with some footage of Copan, Honduras 1948 in beginning) Tikal Project start Kitchen, cottages, staff, spider monkey pets, etc. (no pyramids) ShotlistEdited film of Tikal Project(with some footage of Copan, Honduras 1948 in beginning) Tikal Project start Kitchen, cottages, staff, spider monkey pets, etc. (no pyramids) Titles: “The Tikal Project, in the Department of El Peten, Guatemala, C. A., under the auspices of the Government of Guatemala and the University Museum, University of Pennsylvania, began work on the reconstruction and consolidation of the ancient Maya City of Tikal in January 1956. The [cuts out] The New Camps at Sibal Aguada Thatching a new camp building, Dr. Edwin Shook and Carlos Castaneda inspect the job. Juan Perrara, in charge of Commissary Mrs. Perrara, his wife and chief cook The Waterboy Carpenter Shop The archaeologists’ open air quarters Carlos Castaneda The Spider Monkey” |
| Video Category | Expedition & Excavation Footage |
| Topics | Fieldwork, Archaeological fieldwork, Tikal, Guatemala, Antiquities, Maya antiquities, Coe, William R. II, University Museum expeditions, Copan, Honduras |