5000 year old boot on display in Croatia

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Vukovar - February 2008 1. Pan shot of Vukovar main square, from new glass building to devastated old one 2. Wide shot, people walking on the street 3. Wide shot, square and the street clock 4. Wide shot, reconstruction of the Vucedol house 5. Pan of the archaeological site, protected with foil 6. SOUNDBITE: (Croatian) Mirela Hutinec, Archaeologist: "We instantly realised that it was a special find which we don't come by every day, we had instantly recognised that it's not an ordinary boot. In fact, in the Vucedol culture there are more ceramic boot models, but one decorated this beautifully has not been found before." 7. Pan shot of the Vukovar City Museum (Castle Eltz) 8. Wide shot, museum 9. Wide shot, devastated museum court 10. Pan shot, exhibition 11. Medium shot boots 12. Close up, Vucedol pottery boot 13. Zoom in, Vucedol pottery boot 14. SOUNDBITE: (Croatian) Mirela Hutinec, Archaeologist: (audio partly overlaid with video) "The originals little boots were made of three pieces of leather. It was very delicate, smooth and embroidered as well. This pottery model is of a right leg boot, which is obvious from the shape of the sole. It has a beautiful carved ornament, typical of the classic Vucedol culture. The ornament is filled with white incrustation, a paste coating derived from crumbled shells and snails. This vessel has thin linings, with two small holes at the edges on each side, so it was easily hangable. We are not sure about its exact usage, but it undoubtedly served as a model, a representation of how the little boot of Vucedol culture really looked." 15. Close up, pottery boot in archaeologist's hands (audio from previous soundbite) 16. Close up, boot detail 17. Close up, boot detail 18. Tilt down, boot 19. Close up, another, previously found boot 20. Pan poster presenting Vucedol and other parallel civilisations 21. Close up, leather replica of boot 22. Medium shot, three replicas 23. Medium shot overhead, designer working on his desk 24. Medium shot, designer and replica in front of him 25. SOUNDBITE: (Croatian) Ivica Levicki, Borovo Footwear Factory Designer: "If we take into account that the Vucedol boot originated 4 to 5 thousand years ago, it's a very advanced boot with a lot of ornaments. The details on the boot point out that it's very carefully sown, it wasn't simple. It's very wearable, even today it appears completely wearable." 27. Medium shot, photos from exhibition 28. Wide shot, LCD with boot picture above old fireplace in a Museum 29. Medium shot, children's drawings 30. Tilt down, children's drawings 31. SOUNDBITE: (Croatian) Ruza Maric, Head of Vukovar City Museum "It seems that there isn't anyone from Vukovar today who wouldn't refer to the boot and who wouldn't know of the importance of this finding." 32. Wide shot, children workshop 33. Close up, from behind, girl drawing boot 34. Medium shot, two boys drawing 35. Medium shot, two girls drawing 36. SOUNDBITE: (Croatian) Matej Burcak, aged 6: "It's very old, a lot of effort has been put into it and it was fired in special ovens." 37. SOUNDBITE: (Croatian) Matej Zera. aged 6: "That little boot is very old, we know by the lines there." 38. Wide shot workshop LEAD IN: A unique 5000 year old pottery boot is being credited for rekindling interest of history in Croatia. Archaeologists came across the relic near the city of Vukovar. The pottery model of a boot is thought to be a replica of a child's shoe that would have been worn around 2,700 BC Now, an exhibition dedicated to the boot has been opened at the Vukovar City Museum. STORYLINE: Vukovar, the most damaged city in the Croatian War of Independence in the 1990s, has recently become a must see location for history fans. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/8467cb041933e7163365f14710f5067b Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork