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Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez

When he started digging, one of the core principlesof archaeology was thatall the world's...

When he started digging, one of the core principles
of archaeology was that
all the world's civilisations sprung from just one place
in the Middle East, known as the Fertile Crescent

Full Transcript

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When he started digging,
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one of the core principles of archaeology
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was that all the world's civilisations
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sprung from just one place in the Middle East,
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known as the Fertile Crescent.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:55
Uploaded
May 30, 2025
Season
2
Episode
3
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 Margaret spent a lot of time worrying about him as he went - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:08
Margaret spent a lot of time worrying about him as he went
S02 • E01 I think Arthur Evans often felt that, being an Englishman, - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:12
I think Arthur Evans often felt that, being an Englishman,
S02 • E02 And so, for more than a thousand years, - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:09
And so, for more than a thousand years,
S02 • E03 This was called Cradle Of Civilisation Theory. - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:04
This was called Cradle Of Civilisation Theory.
S02 • E03 The idea was that, in the late Stone Age, around 12,000 years ago, - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:13
The idea was that, in the late Stone Age, around 12,000 year...
S02 • E02 The Vikings came from what we now call Scandinavia, - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:13
The Vikings came from what we now call Scandinavia,
S02 • E01 The late 19th century was an age of empires. - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:04
The late 19th century was an age of empires.
S02 • E01 While Britain, Germany and France - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:12
While Britain, Germany and France
S02 • E02 In the mid-1300s, the bubonic plague wiped out nearly two thirds - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:11
In the mid-1300s, the bubonic plague wiped out nearly two th...
S02 • E03 This was the single most important shift in our history, - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:09
This was the single most important shift in our history,
S02 • E01 It was a dangerous place for a journalist, and Arthur loved it. - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:06
It was a dangerous place for a journalist, and Arthur loved ...
S02 • E01 He was almost too fearless, because he ended up sending - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:13
He was almost too fearless, because he ended up sending
S02 • E02 Politically and economically crippled, - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:13
Politically and economically crippled,
S02 • E03 But Jimmy's finds in central Turkey - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:08
But Jimmy's finds in central Turkey
S02 • E01 He was eventually let out of prison on condition - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:05
He was eventually let out of prison on condition
S02 • E03 Jimmy was suggesting there was more than one cradle of civilisation - - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:11
Jimmy was suggesting there was more than one cradle of civil...
S02 • E02 By 1903, as Gustafson began his investigation, this second union - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:09
By 1903, as Gustafson began his investigation, this second u...
S02 • E01 In 1884, the job of curator of the Ashmolean came free. - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:06
In 1884, the job of curator of the Ashmolean came free.
S02 • E02 Norwegians were determined to reclaim their independence - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:09
Norwegians were determined to reclaim their independence
S02 • E03 For such a young man to challenge one of the core ideas of archaeology - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:09
For such a young man to challenge one of the core ideas of a...