Archaeological documentary · 33 minutes · Archaeological conservation · Objects and material knowledge
The Retrieval of the Lost
Released · 2021 · Production year
Later Reception & Cultural Continuity
Ioannis Asvestas follows the passage of archaeological finds from excavation through conservation and identification.
The production story
The film follows the work that continues after an object emerges from the ground: conservation, identification and research in museum collections and archives. The maker’s materials and decisions become legible through the work of people caring for the find.
The Peloponnisos Documentary Festival identifies the Greek film as a 2021 production and credits the Ephorate of Antiquities of Piraeus and Islands. Its subject is archaeological practice across material evidence, rather than one precisely bounded Greek historical period.
Known filming locations
The credited institution is the Ephorate of Antiquities of Piraeus and Islands. The festival record does not provide a complete list of filming sites or laboratories.
Developments
- 2021
2021 production listed in the seventh Peloponnisos Documentary Festival programme. Source ↗
Independent production monitoring — inclusion does not imply a collaboration with Archaeopolis.