I don't think you are over-reacting at all.  Contests like this only
reinforce the idea of Archaeology as an Easter Egg Hunt.  I'm sure that
the company didn't mean anything insidious by the contest, but it is a
little careless.
 
 
 
 
Now where did my Grandfather hide all those bottles?:>
 
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