Peruvian Archaeology – American Indian Film Gathering

Film Details

Title: Peruvian Archaeology
Year: unknown
Duration: 0:10:16
Director: unknown
Writer: unknown
Producer: Lyman Judson, Ph.D.
Narrator: Unknown male narrator
Sponsor: Pan-American Union
Establishing Shot: Opens with chart detailing cultural/historical periods of early Peru. Includes: Nomadic Tribes, Chavin Period, Early Period, Middle Period, Late Period, and Inca Empire Period, and ends with Spanish Conquest in 1532. First live-action shot is a long shot of the Andes with group of people walking along gravel road in the foreground.
Major Themes: Discusses various cultural histories of Inca and pre-Inca Peru. The film’s archaeological perspective uses artifacts like pottery and architectural ruins like those of Machu Picchu and Saksaywaman to construct such histories.

Tribes: Inca