Tunisia 1967 Reel 30 of 52

Category: Travelogue

Length: 17:56

Film ID	F16-0321
Film Description	Reel 30 of 52 Unedited travelogue Thuburbo Majus Zaghouan Shotlist Reel 30 of 52 Unedited travelogue Thuburbo Majus Zaghouan Cat. Reel 321 1967: Reel 30: Tunisia. April 21-22. Thuburbo Majus. Zaghouan. Capital on ground. Carved cornice at ground level of forum. Ruins: view from Minerva temple. Temple of Mercury: a circle of eight column stubs. Cistern: stone cover, flange. Drainage hole. Market place: walls of ancient shops.Shop ruins: interior. Octagonal stone: probably for sacrifices. Stadium for boxing matches: two rows of columns, many with top stones intact (mcu). Stone mortar for grain. Stone relief carving: Venus with shell. Stones with carved inscriptions: originally at the top of a column Temple of Minerva: view from boxing stadium. Baths: walls, plastered floor. Flues for hot bath steam. Minor migration, using camels. Tent camp (Firchicle tribe). Sheep. Tent, brush windbreak. Fodder or leaves drying on a blanket. Tying legs of sheep for shearing. Shearing wool by hand. Preparing sheep for milking: sheep tied face to face (see K's notes) (mcu). Dragging lamb to tying position (mcu). Milking. Very young girl trying to milk a lamb. Tying up sheep: note expertise of women. Sheep (pan view). Sheep tied up for milking (cu). Donkey, barrel for transporting water. Temple of Minerva: gate, general view (distant). Stone to protect column from chariot wheels. Latrine ( see K's notes on construction). Roman villa: fountain, garden, entrance rooms. Room: piece of slate still in place, held by nails. Cistern in room: lead cover (same room as above). Drainage hole and mosaic (same room as above). Mill for wheat: note angle of groove. Bath room. Curved, paved street (mcu). Bath tub. Horizontal arch with keystone (mcu). Stone troughs or mangers: carved inscription, hole for halter strap. (mcu). Thuburbo ruins: general view. Bath: fire port, steam vents, arch of thin bricks. Mosaic at floor level of bath. Live snail. Phoenician Temple: Pedestal: groove for lead-lining of pivot hole. Aqueduct, large cistern, hole to water. Three separate ruins: View from cistern. Temple of Saturn: cistern; note lining of wall, curve of wall. Leaded holes to hold statues. Baptismal bath with steps. Mosaic "in situ." Olive oil press. Cistern. Modern mosaic fountain. Hadrian temple: arches, walls, niches. Roman aqueduct running from Zaghouan to Tunis Water channel atop arches.
Video Category	Travelogue
Film Creator	Watson Kintner
Topics	Thuburbo Majus, Zaghouan, Roman ruins, Phoenician ruins

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