Jericho Israel-1976: A Deep Pit In Rocky Terrain With Metal Railings

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Year1976
Decade1970s
LocationJericho, Israel
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1976 Israel

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A Deep Pit In Rocky Terrain With Metal Railings — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1976, this vintage home movie captures a rugged outdoor scene in Jericho, Israel. The footage shows a large, deep pit carved into rocky terrain, surrounded by uneven earth and sparse vegetation. Metal poles and simple railings mark the edges, suggesting a site of archaeological or geological interest. The grainy, monochrome image with slight color distortion reflects the era's home movie aesthetic. The camera pans slowly across the pit, revealing its depth and the layered rock formations. This archival footage offers a nostalgic glimpse into a remote location, ideal for historical or documentary projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorBlack & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127397757

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

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 1239 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label: holy land trip,march,jerusalem,bethleham
Reel-level year note: 1976
Reel-level location note: israel,zurich,switzerland
Date: 1976 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: Jericho, Israel 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: 1970s 8mm travel footage for documentary or educational edits needing a brief exterior view of a rocky pit site in Jericho, Israel.
Period detail: The simple metal posts, muted film color, and handheld framing may show a 1970s visitor view of an outdoor archaeological or geological site.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes the ground and rail-marked edge from a visitor's position, recording the site without staged action or visible people.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a deep rocky pit, pale earth paths, rough stone layers, sparse greenery, metal posts, simple railings, and open daylight terrain.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm grain, uneven exposure, gate-edge darkness, slight color fading, and handheld movement that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, location insert, travel-memory beat, or transitional detail before broader Jericho or desert landscape material.
Historical context: The footage documents a quiet outdoor site visit, with the pit and railings suggesting a marked point of interest rather than a built urban scene.
Research note: No people, logos, or readable marks are visible, but users should verify copyright status and any site or property permissions for the intended use.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1976 8mm Jericho rocky pit, Israel home movie archaeological site, vintage travel footage railings, and desert terrain cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then with 1976 Jericho or Israel travel footage, then with broader archaeological-site and rocky-landscape clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1976 8mm frame from Jericho showing a rough rocky pit edge, pale earth, sparse vegetation, and simple metal boundary posts. — A rough pit edge and metal posts mark the rocky outdoor site.

Jericho, Israel home-movie frame showing layered rock, pale terrain, small green patches, and a simple metal railing beside the pit. — Layered rock and a simple railing define the edge of the pit.

1976 8mm view of the Jericho pit area, with rough rock, pale soil, metal boundary posts, and scattered low vegetation. — The camera holds on the rail-marked rocky pit edge.

Wider Jericho frame showing pale uneven ground, a rocky depression, low metal railing, and a distant dark horizon under daylight. — A wider view shows the rocky depression and surrounding pale terrain.

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