Yucatan Mexico-1973: Ruins Of A Castle And A Large Mound Of Stones

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Year1973
Decade1970s
LocationYucatan, Mexico
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1973 Yucatan Mexico

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Ruins Of A Castle And A Large Mound Of Stones — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1973, this vintage footage captures ancient Mayan ruins in Yucatan, Mexico. The clip opens on crumbling stone walls and debris-covered slopes of a temple structure, with a distinct greenish film tint and visible grain. The camera pans upward to reveal a large, grassy pyramid mound under a cloudy sky. The footage shows natural decay and overgrowth, offering a nostalgic glimpse of historic architecture in its weathered state. This authentic home movie captures the atmosphere of a 1970s archaeological site visit.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124571756

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 1275 · Super 8 · 5″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1973
Reel-level location note: mexico
Date: 1973 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Yucatan, Mexico Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1970s documentary or educational sequences needing visitor-shot 8mm views of weathered Mayan ruins in Yucatan, Mexico.
Period detail: The green-tinted 8mm color, handheld framing, and tourist vantage may show a 1973 home-movie record of an archaeological site visit.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the feel of a brief unstaged travel record, with the camera studying stone walls and then tilting or reframing toward a mound-like ruin.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include crumbling stone walls, rubble-covered slopes, a grassy pyramid mound, low vegetation, bare branches, clouds, and open sky.
Film character: The footage carries dense 8mm grain, soft focus, green color cast, uneven exposure, and handheld motion that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short cutaway, location insert, transition, or memory beat for travel, archaeology, or heritage-site material.
Historical context: The views show ruins in a weathered, partially overgrown state, reflecting a visitor perspective rather than a formal archaeological survey.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but copyright and any site-access or cultural-property considerations should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Search matches include 1973 Yucatan Mexico 8mm ruins, Mayan pyramid mound home movie, vintage archaeological site footage, and 1970s travel film ruins.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then Yucatan 1973 material, then broader vintage Mexico ruins or archaeological travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1973 8mm Yucatan footage showing weathered stone ruins and a rubble-covered slope beneath clouds. — Crumbling stonework and debris on a ruin wall seen from below.

Handheld 8mm view of a weathered Yucatan ruin wall with loose stones and overcast sky. — Rubble and masonry along the side of a ruined structure.

1973 Yucatan home-movie frame showing a large stone-covered mound or pyramid ruin with vegetation. — A broad stone mound or pyramid ruin rises above grass and small trees.

Vintage 8mm Yucatan frame of a sloped stone mound, low vegetation, and bright cloudy sky. — The camera holds on the stone-covered mound under passing clouds.

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