How much of human history is on the bottom of the ocean? - Peter Campbell
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Sunken relics, ghostly shipwrecks, and lost cities aren’t just wonders found in fictional adventures. Beneath the ocean’s surface, there are ruins where people once roamed and shipwrecks loaded with artifacts from another time. Peter Campbell takes us into the huge underwater museum that is our ocean to see what these artifacts can tell us about humanity.
Shallow archaeological sites are easier to access and there are a great number of them, but they are often damaged over the years by storms and treasure seekers. Deep sites are hard to find and difficult to access, but are untouched time capsules. Should science focus on one type, or are both important?
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Peter Campbell
- Director Jonny Bursnell, Blind Pig
- Script Editor Emma Bryce
- Animator Jonny Bursnell, Mohamed Orekan
- Illustrator Jonny Bursnell
- Sound Designer Joe Worters
- Composer Joe Worters
- Producer Dan Bennet
- Narrator Addison Anderson
