Episode 64: The Lost City (2022)

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! Listen to Firebreathing Kittens wherever you get your podcasts! https://firebreathingkitte.wixsite.com/website Get in touch with us! Twitter: @SotSA_Podcast Facebook: @SotSAPodcast Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/ Email: [email protected] 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/