Today we’re reviewing The Lost City (2022), the story of an archaeologist-turned-romance author who gets swept up in an archaeological adventure which parallels the outlandish plots of her novels. This movie features a star-studded cast, including Sandra Bullock, Brad Pitt, Daniel Radcliffe, and Channing Tatum’s butt. But how accurate is the archaeology in this movie? Let’s find out!
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In this episode:
El Dorado: https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-20964114
Heinrich Schliemann found, and nearly destroyed, the city of Troy: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-many-myths-of-the-man-who-discoveredand-nearly-destroyedtroy-180980102/
The UNESCO 1970 Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNESCO_1970_Convention
The Lovers of Valdaro: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lovers_of_Valdaro
The Lovers of Modena: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lovers_of_Modena
The “leaky pipeline” in archaeology: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/american-antiquity/article/leaky-pipeline-and-chilly-climate-in-archaeology-in-canada/B5224D9F4FDB3BAE4624A5079FB67C6A
Check out Ross’s book! The Missing Lynx: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/missing-lynx-9781472957351/
