Digging Into the Past Egyptian Excavations of the Metropolitan (silent, 1920s)
The film *Digging Into the Past: Egyptian Excavations of the Metropolitan Museum of Art* showcases fascinating footage of archaeological work in Egypt during the 1920s. Egyptian workers are seen laboring intensively to excavate ancient artifacts, creating scenes of organized chaos with sandstorms as they uncover treasures for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The footage highlights the physical effort and precision involved in these digs, but it raises unspoken ethical questions about the removal of cultural artifacts from their native lands for foreign collections.
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