Apologies as always for the necessity of cross-posting...

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Friends and colleagues: For millennia a link between the Mediterranean world and sub-Saharan Africa, Mauritania today is one of the poorest and least known countries in the world.  We like to bring attention to such places, so we offer you Eyes in the Eyes, the latest video feature on our nonprofit streaming-media Web site, The Archaeology Channel (http://www.archaeologychannel.org).

The golden sun setting between the soft dunes of the Sahara introduces this personal and deeply felt account in which the author reveals to the viewer a page of her intimate diary.  This moving film invites spectators to open their eyes and share what the author sees of another world, specifically the west African country of Mauritania.  It is a meeting between the eyes of those who are there to look and those who return the gaze.  In the process, outsiders can begin to understand the life and culture of a living yet ancient society that is seldom seen or considered.  

Please refer to the links on the video pages to learn much more about Mauritania.

This and other programs are available on TAC for your use and enjoyment.  We urge you to support this public service by participating in our Membership (http://www.archaeologychannel.org/member.html) and Underwriting (http://www.archaeologychannel.org/sponsor.shtml) programs.  Only with your help can we continue and enhance our nonprofit public-education and visitor-supported programming.  We also welcome new content partners as we reach out to the world community.

Please forward this message to others who may be interested.

Richard M. Pettigrew, Ph.D., RPA
President and Executive Director
Archaeological Legacy Institute
http://www.archaeologychannel.org

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Meara Butler

Archaeological Legacy Institute List Serve Coordinator