The age of the earth / by the Subsidiary Committee on the Age of the Earth, Division of Physical Sciences with the cooperation of Division of Geology and Geography and American Geophysical Union, National Research Council
Author:
National Research Council (U.S.) Division of Physical Sciences Subsidiary Committee on the Age of the Earth Search this
1 Film reel (5 minutes, black-and-white silent; 100 feet, 16mm)
Type:
Archival materials
Film reels
Date:
circa 1939
Scope and Contents:
Footage documenting the construction of the Jones Archaeological Museum at the Moundville State Park in central Alabama. Previously known as the Mound State Monument, the museum was opened and dedicated in 1939. Workers were provided by the Civilian Conservation Corps. Film records the stages of construction of the monument and images of the surrounding park. Visible are the platform mounds built by the Mississippian culture between AD 1200 and AD 1500.
Local Numbers:
HSFA 1986.8.1
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research. Please contact the archives for information on availability of access copies of audiovisual recordings. Original audiovisual material in the Human Studies Film Archives may not be played.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Alabama Museum films, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution
1 Film reel (17 minutes, black-and-white sound; 650 feet, 16mm)
Type:
Archival materials
Film reels
Date:
1935-1936
Scope and Contents:
Edited film produced by the National Park Service about the prehistoric Temple Mound Builders focuses on the site of the newly established Mound State Park in Moundsville, Alabama which encompasses a total of 34 mound sites. Film includes reconstructions of the house types and pottery used by mound builders, burial excavations, and discussion of ceremonial objects and symbolism of the mound builders. Archeological methods are also illustrated.
Local Numbers:
HSFA 1986.8.2
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research. Please contact the archives for information on availability of access copies of audiovisual recordings. Original audiovisual material in the Human Studies Film Archives may not be played.
Collection Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Collection Citation:
Alabama Museum films, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution
1 Film reel (23 minutes, black-and-white silent; 800 feet, 16mm)
Type:
Archival materials
Film reels
Date:
1945
Scope and Contents:
Edited film sponsored by the National Research Council, University of Alabama, Works Progress Administration, and the Tennessee Valley Authority. Film documents archaeological digging methods at the Pickwick Landing, a Tennessee shell mound site, and pre-TVA exploration of towns and sites along the Tennessee River prior to damming of the valley. Also included are burial excavations, explanations of archaeological techniques, as well as examination and reconstruction of artifacts and human skeletal remains at the Alabama Museum of Natural History.
Local Numbers:
HSFA 1986.8.3
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research. Please contact the archives for information on availability of access copies of audiovisual recordings. Original audiovisual material in the Human Studies Film Archives may not be played.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Alabama Museum films, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution
1 Film reel (35 minutes, color silent; 1,200 feet, 16mm)
Type:
Archival materials
Film reels
Date:
circa 1960
Scope and Contents:
Footage of the archaeological excavations of David DeJarnette at a proposed roadway site in the Moundville State Park in central Alabama. Film documents excavation techniques including screening for artifacts, surveying, staking and digging of units. Also included is footage of the excavation and removal of several human skeletons and the washing and labeling of recovered artifacts. Documented excavations are located in several open fields and in a cave. The sites are thought to have been occupied by the Mississippian culture from AD 1200 to AD 1500 and are characterized by 20 platform mounds located in the general vicinity of the filmed excavations.
Local Numbers:
HSFA 1986.8.4
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research. Please contact the archives for information on availability of access copies of audiovisual recordings. Original audiovisual material in the Human Studies Film Archives may not be played.
Collection Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Collection Citation:
Alabama Museum films, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Flux of organic carbon by rivers to the oceans : report of a workshop, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, September 21-25, 1980 / prepared by Committee on Flux of Organic Carbon to the Ocean, Division of Biological Sciences, National Research Council ; work supported by U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Research
Author:
United States Department of Energy Office of Energy Research Search this
United States Department of Energy Office of Health and Environmental Research Search this
National Research Council (U.S.) Committee of Flux of Organic Carbon to the Ocean Search this
Climate, climatic change, and water supply / Panel on Water and Climate, Geophysics Study Committee, Geophysics Research Board, Assembly of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, National Research Council
Author:
National Research Council (U.S.) Panel on Water and Climate Search this
Interactions of mycotoxins in animal production : proceedings of a symposium, July 13, 1978, Michigan State University / jointly sponsored by American Society of Animal Science, American Dairy Science Association, Committee on Animal Nutrition, National Research Council
Background papers for a Workshop on the Tropospheric Transport of Pollutants to the Ocean : Miami, Florida, USA, December, 1975 / prepared for the Ocean Sciences Board, National Research Council
Title:
Tropospheric transport of pollutants to the ocean
Author:
Workshop on the Tropospheric Transport of Pollutants to the Ocean (1975 : University of Miami) Search this
National Research Council (U.S.) Ocean Sciences Board Search this
Body composition in animals and man : proceedings of a symposium held May 4, 5, and 6, 1967, at the University of Missouri, Columbia / Agricultural Board, Division of Biology and Agriculture, National Research Council
Author:
National Research Council (U.S.) Agricultural Board Division of Biology and Agriculture Search this
Solar variability, weather, and climate / Geophysics Study Committee, Geophysics Research Board, commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National Research Council
Author:
National Research Council (U.S.) Geophysics Study Committee Search this
Identifications of fish collections from Kapingamarangi, Eastern Caroline Ids., Ifaluk, Western Caroline Islands, Raroia, Tuamotu Archipelago, by Robert R. Rofen
