In the summer of 1947 an Arab shepherd boy stumbled upon the greatest archaeological discovery ever made in Palestine. He found some secret writings which promise to throw new light on one of the most crucial periods in the history of Western man-that immediately preceding the time of Jesus Christ.
John Allegro presents a BBC film made in co-operation with the Department of Antiquities of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
A North Region Film Unit Production
(First shown on March 5)