The Enigma of the Great Menhir (52')
THE ENIGMA OF THE GREAT MENHIR (52')
INFORMATION
FR / 2016 / 52’ / 3D-HD / French, English, Italian (subtitles)
Fred Hilgemann Films / France 5 / France 3 / Directed by M.A. Sorba & J.M. Cazenave
Worldwide rights available
TAGS
Prehistory, 3D, science, sea, ocean, Carnac, Galicia, Serge Cassen, Agnès Baltzer, Laurent Lescop, Didier Morel, Christian Obeltz, Carlos Rellan, Pierre Pétrequin, Emmanuelle Vigier, Ramon Valcarce
SYNOPSIS
Seven thousand years ago, peoples living on the Atlantic shores erected thousands of gigantic stones in Western Europe. A millennium before the first cuneiform alphabets of Mesopotamia or Egyptian hieroglyphics, they engraved stylized signs that has long remained a mystery. An international team of has been able to decipher this original language, shared by all the Atlantic cultures during the Neolithic. Based on new techniques of aerial and underwater surveys, as well as on spectacular 3D reconstructions, this discovery changes our look on European Prehistory forever.
AWARDS
CINARCHEA (International Archaeoloy Film Festival (Germany, 2017)
Jury's Grand Prize
10th edition of the Nyon International Festival of Archaeological Films (Switzerland, (2017)
Best Archaeological Film Award
Arkhaios Cultural Heritage and Archaeology Film Festival (USA, 2016)
Arkhaios Jury Special Mention for Best Cinematography Award
10th International Meeting of Archaeological Film (AGON, Greece, 2016)
Archaeological Film - Special Mention
Clermont-Ferrand Archaeology Film Festival (France, 2016)
Grand Prize Winner