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It was his long-held dream
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Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez

It was his long-held dream, but I can't help imaginingjust how nervous he must have been

It was his long-held dream, but I can't help imagining
just how nervous he must have been

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It was his long-held dream,
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but I can't help imagining just how nervous he must have been.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:08
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 • E02 In desperation, he turned to a fortune teller who told him - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:17
In desperation, he turned to a fortune teller who told him
S02 • E01 He's nearly 50, he's lost his wife, - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:10
He's nearly 50, he's lost his wife,
S02 • E03 What would it have looked like when Jimmy Mellaart first arrived? - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:05
What would it have looked like when Jimmy Mellaart first arr...
S02 • E03 When he first started exploring, - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:15
When he first started exploring,
S02 • E02 Hansen was hooked. As soon as he could, - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:09
Hansen was hooked. As soon as he could,
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