Candace:

That is a generational thing.  Those of us that were spellbound by 
Halliburton's (not the company) Airbourne Adventures in the 30's, "Gods, 
Graves and Scholars" and the wonderful NGS archaeology articles in the 30's 
through the 60's were more into the science and mystery solving rather than 
into the romance.  That is what Speilburg grew up on too, and he wanted to 
capture in the Indy series.  Times have certainly changed but the old 
stories are STILL MUCH BETTER than the garbage that Hollywood is putting out 
about archaeology and archaeologists.

I just read a great screenplay about a cultural anthropologist captured by 
the Apaches in the 1920's and her adventures in Mexico.  It would make a 
GREAT movie but, alas, no sex and just a dash of violence and probably 
little employment for the FX people.  It probably will NEVER be made by 
Hollywood.

Rich Lundin, WRI
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From: "Candace Ehringer" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, September 21, 2007 9:17 AM
Subject: Re: Better than Hollywood's stories.


>I usually hate to admit this but Raiders is what lead me to archaeology 
>too.
> I was 12 at the time. The Christmas after its release, I asked my parents
> for books on archaeology. Fortunately, they found several good ones for
> children. I haven't looked back since. And then in college I found out 
> that
> Indy was a grave robber :<
>
> On 9/21/07, Vergil E. Noble <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> The important point to be made here, though, is that the movie inspired
>> you
>> and others to look further into the subject of archaeology. That's a good
>> thing, no matter what one may think about it's portrayal of archaeologist
>> Indiana Jones.
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