In a message dated 8/7/2006 10:06:26 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
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the  original was a pathetic waste of 
time that made a mockery of both  archaeology and the audience's 
intelligence.  I will not hold my  breath for the redux.



You guys are really amazing. The definition of fiction is that it was never  
meant to be real (fiction is fiction is fiction). There is always that little  
ditty at the beginning of movies that indicates nothing is or was meant to be 
 real. Fiction is written to amuse and entertain, not to depict reality. I am 
 surprised you are not carping about "Laura Croft, Tomb Raider" or "Indiana  
Jones," both of which have "destroyed" more world archaeology and violated 
more  laws than "National Treasure." And while we are at it, what about Indiana 
Jones  selling artifacts he picked up on his little ventures? 
 
If you want to change the movie and fiction writing image of archaeology, a  
point I have stated before on HISTARCH, I suggest you contact the editors of  
Dark Horse Comics and have a chat with them. Both Laura Croft and Indiana 
Jones  have been published in comic form by Dark Horse. I am certain they would 
love to  work with real archaeologists in their themes.
 
Ron May
Legacy 106, Inc.