Masters of the desert

United Kingdom, 1967

TV show
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Episode of Series “Horizon”.
Michael Evenari of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem discovers farming methods used by the Nabatean civilisation in the arid Negev of southern Israel and applies these to the present time for the development of the area.

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Credits

producer

Peter Cantor

production company

British Broadcasting Corporation

Duration

00:41:00:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1967

Appears in

Group of items

Horizon

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

006815

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agriculture - Middle East

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Farm management

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Farming

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Deserts

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

History → Civilization, Ancient

History → Israel - History

Places → Israel

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Television

Television → Television programs → Television programs - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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