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Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez

So, it's somewhat ironic,really, that he ends up writing his own legendabout himself,...

So, it's somewhat ironic,
really, that he ends up writing his own legend
about himself, saying that he was the one
who discovered Knossos

Full Transcript

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So, it's somewhat ironic, really, that he ends up
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writing his own legend about himself,
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saying that he was the one who discovered Knossos.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:34:04
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 He was now one of the world's most successful archaeologists. - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:05
He was now one of the world's most successful archaeolo...
S02 • E03 His and Arlette's home on the Bosporus - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:13
His and Arlette's home on the Bosporus
S02 • E01 And if he made that up, what else did he invent? - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:04
And if he made that up, what else did he invent?
S02 • E02 It took 21 years to complete, but it was worth it. - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:06
It took 21 years to complete, but it was worth it.
S02 • E01 Walking through Knossos, - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:07
Walking through Knossos,
S02 • E02 The Vikings were nothing without their ships and the Oseberg - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:20
The Vikings were nothing without their ships and the Oseberg
S02 • E03 Jimmy was now also well known to the media. - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:05
Jimmy was now also well known to the media.
S02 • E03 He was to discover that the flip side of fame was notoriety. - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:07
He was to discover that the flip side of fame was notoriety.
S02 • E01 This is the north entrance passage, right? OK. - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:05
This is the north entrance passage, right? OK.
S02 • E03 Jimmy was about to become entangled in a plot - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:14
Jimmy was about to become entangled in a plot
S02 • E01 Sandy MacGillivray knows the story of every stone on this site. - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:05
Sandy MacGillivray knows the story of every stone on this si...
S02 • E02 Gustafson's work had given us something truly unique - the world's - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:10
Gustafson's work had given us something truly unique - ...
S02 • E01 They even made a postage stamp in the 1930s in Crete of Knossos. - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:05
They even made a postage stamp in the 1930s in Crete of Knos...
S02 • E03 It began when an English paper ran a feature - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:15
It began when an English paper ran a feature
S02 • E02 When we look at the finished ship, how much of that is the original? - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:05
When we look at the finished ship, how much of that is the o...
S02 • E01 So, what evidence did Arthur base his reconstruction on? - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:05
So, what evidence did Arthur base his reconstruction on?
S02 • E02 My guess is 95% - that's nearly everything, - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:08
My guess is 95% - that's nearly everything,
S02 • E01 I mean, how much of this could he have drawn inspiration - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:06
I mean, how much of this could he have drawn inspiration
S02 • E02 And you won't find anything like that another time, - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:06
And you won't find anything like that another time,
S02 • E03 The story would become infamous as the Dorak Affair, - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:09
The story would become infamous as the Dorak Affair,