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Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez

Hansen was hooked.As soon as he could, he rushed back to Norwayand began excavating the...

Hansen was hooked.
As soon as he could, he rushed back to Norway
and began excavating the mound

Full Transcript

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Hansen was hooked. As soon as he could,
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he rushed back to Norway and began excavating the mound.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:30
Uploaded
May 30, 2025
Season
2
Episode
2
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 • E01 VOICEOVER: Colin Macdonald was director of Knossos in the 1990s. - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:05
VOICEOVER: Colin Macdonald was director of Knossos in the 19...
S02 • E03 And the walls were there, so he knew right from then - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:07
And the walls were there, so he knew right from then
S02 • E02 But he didn't find anything, so he stopped digging. - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:04
But he didn't find anything, so he stopped digging.
S02 • E01 So can you set the scene for me, Colin, on this first - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:08
So can you set the scene for me, Colin, on this first
S02 • E02 He was worried he'd hit on a plague pit full of victims - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:07
He was worried he'd hit on a plague pit full of victims
S02 • E03 That's incredible. So, nature was sort of yielding up the site? - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:05
That's incredible. So, nature was sort of yielding up t...
S02 • E03 Yeah, it was almost revealing the secrets slowly. - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:04
Yeah, it was almost revealing the secrets slowly.
S02 • E01 It's a certain colonial atmosphere, I suppose, to the fact - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:11
It's a certain colonial atmosphere, I suppose, to the f...
S02 • E02 But, ironically, poor Johannes soon died of an illness - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:08
But, ironically, poor Johannes soon died of an illness
S02 • E03 Jimmy was a new breed of Western archaeologist - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:07
Jimmy was a new breed of Western archaeologist
S02 • E02 For Oscar Rom, who bought the land in 1903, this turned out - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:09
For Oscar Rom, who bought the land in 1903, this turned out
S02 • E03 He built a reputation for treating the Turkish diggers on his team - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:07
He built a reputation for treating the Turkish diggers on hi...
S02 • E01 You know, each foreign European country seems to have a palace. - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:06
You know, each foreign European country seems to have a pala...
S02 • E03 He always gave them acknowledgment, - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:05
He always gave them acknowledgment,
S02 • E01 The team of 100 or so workmen that he had were largely local - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:12
The team of 100 or so workmen that he had were largely local
S02 • E02 Oskar wasn't just lucky, he was also shrewd. - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:05
Oskar wasn't just lucky, he was also shrewd.
S02 • E02 If there was buried Viking treasure here, he knew that, as the legal - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:10
If there was buried Viking treasure here, he knew that, as t...
S02 • E03 This was a small team, they knew each other well, - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:07
This was a small team, they knew each other well,
S02 • E01 And what is always crucial here is people who have experience - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:10
And what is always crucial here is people who have experienc...
S02 • E03 And when we're saying 'fast', - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:05
And when we're saying 'fast',