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How Art Made the World

To Death and Back (Season 1, Episode 5)
TV Episode | Documentary
Like death is a major theme in stories, images of the death are of all time. Even the 9,000 year old site at Jericho contains nine artistically decorated human skulls, like many other cultures still produce, even today in tribal New Guinea...See moreLike death is a major theme in stories, images of the death are of all time. Even the 9,000 year old site at Jericho contains nine artistically decorated human skulls, like many other cultures still produce, even today in tribal New Guinea. While some are meant to reconcile the audience with mortality by showing the afterlife, in other cultures human sacrifices and cruel warfare give rise to morbid images, specifically designed to frighten. Starting with the Etruscans, a same work of art may refer both to afterlife and death. Written by KGF Vissers See less
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Director
Ben McPherson
Writer
Ben McPherson
Composer
Danny Mulhern (as Daniel Mulhern)
Editors
Paul Carlin | Jane Greenwood | Andrew Quigley
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Updated Jul 24, 2005
Release date
Jul 24, 2005 (United States)

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