Arizona-1972: Archaeological Excavation of Ancient Stone Ruins

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Year1972
Decade1970s
LocationArizona, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Archaeological Excavation of Ancient Stone Ruins — Clip Details

A 1972 8mm home movie captures an archaeological excavation in Arizona, showing ancient stone ruins with layered walls and debris. The footage reveals a sunlit dig site with exposed foundations and scattered rubble, framed by a dark border typical of vintage film. A wooden observation platform and metal fencing appear in later frames, indicating an active dig. The grainy, color-bleached quality of the Super 8 film enhances the nostalgic, archival feel of this historical fieldwork.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125775917

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1972 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Arizona, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1970s editorial or documentary requests needing Arizona home-movie footage of an archaeological excavation site and exposed stone ruins.
Period detail: The 1972 date is supported by metadata, while the visible clues are sunlit masonry ruins, rubble, metal fencing, and a small wooden structure that may show an active public or supervised dig area.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, looking down across the ruins from behind dark foreground bars or framing elements rather than from a formal survey camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include rough stone wall foundations, pale soil, scattered rubble, dark vertical foreground bars, metal fencing, a wooden platform or support, and sparse desert ground beyond the excavation.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft grain, slight color fading, uneven exposure, and contact-sheet framing that give the excavation view a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, location insert, research transition, or memory beat in a sequence about archaeology, travel, fieldwork, or Southwestern historic sites.
Historical context: The footage documents how a home-movie camera recorded exposed ruins and excavation infrastructure in Arizona without providing enough visual evidence to identify the specific site or cultural affiliation.
Research note: Rights review should account for copyright status, possible visible people elsewhere in the clip, and any site or property permissions, with no assumption that likeness or location rights are cleared.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1972 Arizona archaeological excavation 8mm footage, vintage home movie stone ruins, Super 8 Southwestern dig site, and archival exposed masonry walls.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1972 Arizona travel or excavation footage, and then broader clips of archaeological ruins, fieldwork, or Southwestern historic sites.

Still Frames From This Clip

1972 Arizona home-movie frame looking down at exposed stone ruin walls, pale soil, and scattered rubble through dark vertical foreground bars. — Stone ruin walls viewed from above.

1972 Arizona excavation view showing rough stone walls, debris, sparse ground beyond the site, and part of a wooden platform or support at the right edge. — Excavation walls with site structure at right.

1972 Arizona home-movie frame of exposed stone ruin walls, loose rubble, dark foreground framing, and metal fencing along the lower right edge. — Ruin wall detail with perimeter fencing.

1972 Arizona excavation frame looking over pale stone foundations, debris, a dark foreground bar, and protective fencing near the lower right. — Exposed foundations and protective fencing.

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