So Paul, does the music score of Indiana Jones run through your head when  
you make a great discovery in the field?
 
Ron May
Legacy 106, Inc.
 
 
In a message dated 5/20/2008 10:18:06 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
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I  wondered how long it would be before this topic came up this time.   As
David says, I'm sure many people took their first archaeology  class
after watching one of those movies.  Maybe it was their only  one, but I
bet there are those on this list who did exactly that.   Besides, isn't
it partly the sense of adventure and the thrill of discovery  that keeps
most of us in this field?  I've been doing this for a while  and I still
get excited when I record a site or get to work on an  interesting
collection of artifacts.

Come on folks, climb down out  of the tower, grab a Coke and a bucket of
popcorn, relax and enjoy the  show!

Paul G. Avery, RPA
MACTEC Engineering and Consulting,  Inc.

-----Original Message-----
From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY  [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
David Parkhill
Sent: Tuesday, May  20, 2008 9:32 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Indiana Jones is no  bad thing for science??

There is one aspect of the "Indiana Jones"  story that a lot of folks 
fail to or do not wish to admit. After the first  "Indiana Jones" 
movie Archaeology took a jump in interest with the public.  The 
University classes filled with energetic young people looking for  
something exciting.  Most people were then disillusioned when CRM  
slapped them in the face with reality. All in all Archaeology  did
prosper.


At 10:52 PM 5/19/2008, you wrote:
>Indiana  Jones is no bad thing for science??
>
>
>
>"There is a  little "Indy" in many archaeologists, even if in  public
contexts
>that persona is hidden behind the face of a serious  scientist. We may
hate
>to admit it, but Hollywood's depiction of  archaeology may capture
something
>of the spirit of the discipline  after all", says Cornelius Holtorf
>
>
>
>Check  out:
>
>
>
>http://www.newscientist.com/channel/opinion/mg19826566.000-comment-indi
ana-j
>ones-is-no-bad-thing-for-science.html
>
>
>
>Cornelius  Holtorf is a specialist on archaeology and popular  culture.
He
>teaches archaeology and heritage studies at the  University of Kalmar in
>Sweden. His latest book is Archaeology is a  Brand! The Meaning of
>Archaeology in Contemporary Popular  Culture
>(http://lcoastpress.com/book.php?id=78)
>
>





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