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Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez

Work like this could only beproduced by a dedicated artisan class

Work like this could only be
produced by a dedicated artisan class

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Work like this could only be produced
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by a dedicated artisan class.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:44:44
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 Now, new generations of archaeologists have got their hands - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:07
Now, new generations of archaeologists have got their hands
S02 • E02 The Vikings weren't just stealing other people's treasures, - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:09
The Vikings weren't just stealing other people's t...
S02 • E03 If you look at some of these designs, - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:13
If you look at some of these designs,
S02 • E02 This alone helped to redefine our view of them. - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:05
This alone helped to redefine our view of them.
S02 • E01 One of these is Kostis Christakis, head of the British School at Crete, - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:09
One of these is Kostis Christakis, head of the British Schoo...
S02 • E02 The Oseberg was a huge leap forward from the knowledge that had come - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:11
The Oseberg was a huge leap forward from the knowledge that ...
S02 • E03 So, he starts with some of these geometric shapes - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:12
So, he starts with some of these geometric shapes
S02 • E01 It's a beautiful Victorian-style manorial building - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:10
It's a beautiful Victorian-style manorial building
S02 • E02 Much of what you see here is replacement wood, - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:13
Much of what you see here is replacement wood,
S02 • E03 But not everyone could see goddesses in these patterns. - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:05
But not everyone could see goddesses in these patterns.
S02 • E01 This is my nightmare, because, OK, I live in a very beautiful place, - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:19
This is my nightmare, because, OK, I live in a very beautifu...
S02 • E03 So, here - if you look at one of the drawings, - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:21
So, here - if you look at one of the drawings,
S02 • E02 It's a remarkable find, but it told us very little about Viking culture. - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:06
It's a remarkable find, but it told us very little abou...
S02 • E02 When it came to the Oseberg discovery, the ship itself - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:07
When it came to the Oseberg discovery, the ship itself
S02 • E01 Arthur lived here in high Victorian style. - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:04
Arthur lived here in high Victorian style.
S02 • E01 We can imagine Evans thinking - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:16
We can imagine Evans thinking
S02 • E03 But the biggest problem - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:08
But the biggest problem
S02 • E02 But just as important as its ornate carvings was the art found - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:14
But just as important as its ornate carvings was the art fou...
S02 • E03 So, people felt that there was no proof that these paintings existed. - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:06
So, people felt that there was no proof that these paintings...
S02 • E03 And some of them were quite fantastic - Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez 00:14
And some of them were quite fantastic