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Introduction

For a brief overview of the contents of the clips, see the Synopsis.

Video clips are used in a documentary mode to highlight, through motion, moments that illustrate specific aspects of the record.

They are recorded as visuals along with the still photographs, and thus in principle they can be referred to as “views.” However, given their special nature, their relative infrequency, and their largely sitewide relevance, they are not normally included in the standard UGR formalization. Rick Hauser, a member of the senior staff and a filmmaker, has prepared an introductory essay that explains our approach to the crafting of films (and the posting of “videos”, as some are customarily called) for the Urkesh website. Click here to continue your exploration of these ideas.

The clips are listed here with a brief indication of their content, and they are then invoked wherever desirable within the Urkesh website or the UGR.

The distinction between film and video clips relates to whether the clip has been edited or not.

The primary list assigns numbers in the sequential order in which they have been posted.

The topical list sorts the video clips in relationship to their content.

For each clip, a separate file is invoked that gives a more detailed description of the clip and then allows to start viewing it.

Do note the links in each section. They provide either more information about the event or related information that may be helpful in interpretation. It is rare that such occurrences are documented with live footage; thus the importance of these links.

Please note: some of the clips are quite large and may require some time to load.

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Documentary Feature Film

Unwrapping Urkesh is a collaborative film document that features many of the Urkesh staff and crew. It was commissioned by Radiotelevisione svizzera and originally broadcast in Europe. Segments are featured where appropriate on this website.

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Topical list

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Primary list

1. Sandstorm over the excavations
2. Sandstorm approaching the Expedition House
3. In the eye of the storm by the Expedition House
4. Using a jackhammer in J3
6. Walls as containers
7. Rain water eddy in C2
8. In the eye of the sandstorm by J5
9. Bull being slaughtered Part I
10. Bull being slaughtered Part II
11. Bull being slaughtered Part III
12. OH2 first digital publication
13. J2 Dirt Removal
14. J2 - Brickfall as Marker
15. J6 Fieldwork
16. Meeting of centuries
17. Meticulous recovery: A15 bead necklace
18. Conservation of Western Staircase with mortar
19. Animal representations at Urkesh
20. Using a kite for aerial photography at Urkesh
21. Tracking obsidian to the source
22. Burial - A song for the dead
23. A flood
24. Living space: a tour of the Western Slope
25. Interpreting the spaces: Mystery Room
26. Low and High tech: Ingenious Inventions
27. Ceramics in graves: Pottery as Text
28. Processing of pottery in the field - Ceramics
29. Ceramics Lab
30. Touring the palace - Walls
31. Excavation methods - Dirt Removal
32. J1 Raw Footage
33. Urkesh Sealings: Miniscule narratives
34. Building a modern kiln - M'saq's Kiln
35. Touring the palace - A16 Courtyard
36. Conservation with Sofia Bonnetti - Door Sealing
37. Beirut lecture on Urkesh 4000-1300 B.C., Mozan 2011-2015 A.D.
38. Pavia lecture on Past, Present, Future
39. Palace Courtyard Camera Overhead View