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Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez

A system was introduced calledthe wages system, whereby the different teams were told,...

A system was introduced called
the wages system, whereby the different teams were told, dig
down until you find the first floor, and that tended to be a stone floor

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A system was introduced called the wages system, whereby
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the different teams were told, dig down until you find the first floor,
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and that tended to be a stone floor.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:17:42
Uploaded
May 30, 2025
Season
2
Episode
1
Genres
documentary
Production
P.I.C.A.S.A.

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Movie Summary

The art historian travels in the footsteps of some of the world's greatest explorer-archaeologists revealing how our understanding of the sites they excavated are still shaped by their interpretations.
S02 • E03 Here on the fourth day of the excavation, - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:10
Here on the fourth day of the excavation,
S02 • E02 Over the winter, Gustafson would have examined the records - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:13
Over the winter, Gustafson would have examined the records
S02 • E03 Oh, my goodness - four days in - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:07
Oh, my goodness - four days in
S02 • E01 And then they would get a reward for having been the first - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:06
And then they would get a reward for having been the first
S02 • E01 Yes, the wages system meant speed was of the essence, - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:09
Yes, the wages system meant speed was of the essence,
S02 • E02 Just 15 miles away, two sons of a farmer had been digging - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:12
Just 15 miles away, two sons of a farmer had been digging
S02 • E03 Untouched for millennia, - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:08
Untouched for millennia,
S02 • E01 Unfortunately, in their haste, the diggers destroyed - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:09
Unfortunately, in their haste, the diggers destroyed
S02 • E03 Jimmy could never have anticipated such luck. - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:04
Jimmy could never have anticipated such luck.
S02 • E02 It was one of the first relatively intact Viking long ships. - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:07
It was one of the first relatively intact Viking long ships.
S02 • E03 He dug at a speed unimaginable today, - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:07
He dug at a speed unimaginable today,
S02 • E01 But very quickly they were unearthing incredible finds. - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:05
But very quickly they were unearthing incredible finds.
S02 • E02 The Gokstad ship was incomplete and damaged, - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:10
The Gokstad ship was incomplete and damaged,
S02 • E03 And what were then the major discoveries then - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:05
And what were then the major discoveries then
S02 • E01 March 30, day seven. In his diary, Arthur writes, - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:09
March 30, day seven. In his diary, Arthur writes,
S02 • E03 By the end of the first excavation, - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:17
By the end of the first excavation,
S02 • E02 The bones came from a 9th century man. - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:05
The bones came from a 9th century man.
S02 • E01 "..fragments with script...and what appear to be numerals." - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:05
"..fragments with script...and what appear to be numera...
S02 • E02 He must have been a chieftain, - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:07
He must have been a chieftain,
S02 • E01 April 5, day 13. "A great day! - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:04
April 5, day 13. "A great day!