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Archaeologist Reviews Archaeology in Movies, from ‘Indiana Jones’ to ‘Lara Croft: Tomb Raider’

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August 27, 2020

Founder and CEO of Archaeology in the Community Dr. Alexandra Jones fact checks archaeology scenes from movies including ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark,’ ‘Lara Croft: Tomb Raider,’ ‘The Mummy Returns,’ ‘Encino Man,’ ‘Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade,’ ‘The Mummy,’ ‘Prometheus’ and ‘The Pyramid’ and analyzes their probability, craft, and execution.

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Archaeologist Reviews Archaeology in Movies, from ‘Indiana Jones’ to ‘Lara Croft: Tomb Raider’

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27 Comments

Daniel McIntyre

August 27, 2020 at 4:21 pm

I’m so excited to see! My fave movies

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Kim Jong-un

August 27, 2020 at 4:24 pm

I taught Indiana Jones everything he knows

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Slayer Bane

August 27, 2020 at 4:25 pm

clicked for the title, stayed for the doctor *swoon*

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Clay McCoy

August 27, 2020 at 4:29 pm

Dr. Jones reviewing Dr. Jones.

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Spirit Of The Holidays

August 27, 2020 at 4:29 pm

she must be sooo fun at parties

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Daniel McIntyre

August 27, 2020 at 4:31 pm

I love how seriously you broke each thing down and what is movie magic

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Evan McLeod

August 27, 2020 at 4:36 pm

Her name is Alex Jones.

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Piyush patel

August 27, 2020 at 4:37 pm

I love how Dr. Jones respect these movies while reviewing them but deep down she knows in terms of archeological technicalities they are crap.

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Jay Cowan

August 27, 2020 at 4:39 pm

Should of shown Jurassic park

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- Wilbi Mcshane
  
  August 27, 2020 at 5:48 pm
  
  There is no archeology in Jurassic Park.
  
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- Kate S
  
  August 27, 2020 at 6:47 pm
  
  Archaeology and palaeontology are different disciplines, although they intersect when human pre-history is studied
  
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Thomas Anders

August 27, 2020 at 4:47 pm

FAKE NEWS!!! TRUMP2020!!!

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La Femme Fictionale

August 27, 2020 at 4:55 pm

Look up “Indiana Jones Denied Tenure” for a good laugh about how bad an archaeologist Indy is.

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micheledion2000

August 27, 2020 at 5:00 pm

This is terrific. Thanks.

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Genevieve

August 27, 2020 at 5:14 pm

While playing my first Tomb Raider game I was so confused that everyone acts like LC is an archeologist but you get achievements for smashing things inside of the sites she explores. I said to my spouse “This is awful, she is ruining everything in here.” Response: “Well, it’s called Tomb Raider not Tomb Preserver.” ????

When Dr. Jones mentions this is definitely not “archeology” but theft and destruction I felt my concerns were seen ????

(Don’t get me wrong, the games are fun as all get out still, but the point must be made!)

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redD -1

August 27, 2020 at 5:22 pm

Brilliant!! Dr Jones, please come back and fact check more. Your commentary is brilliant!!

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Arnold Jenkins

August 27, 2020 at 5:22 pm

Wow this lady is a giant buzzkill.

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Joey Boros

August 27, 2020 at 5:28 pm

DOCTOR JONES!?

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Aidan Rogers

August 27, 2020 at 5:41 pm

8:17 But it belongs in a museum!

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Movies Under The Surface

August 27, 2020 at 6:00 pm

In summary: archaeology is about discovering and preserving history, while movie archaeology is about finding cool and valuable gems, and destroying history if you need to to find them

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Nature Nurture

August 27, 2020 at 6:07 pm

Wow.. people need to be told what you see in these movies is not real.

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AznDude150

August 27, 2020 at 6:33 pm

when a government steals items its fine, but when i do it its consider a crime

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SeanOverseas

August 27, 2020 at 6:34 pm

All facts are true, but not all truths are factual.

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Absolute Stardust

August 27, 2020 at 6:35 pm

I was hoping the opening scene for The Exorcist. I was always fascinated by that scene.

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Vivek

August 27, 2020 at 6:59 pm

Movie about real archeology :

Digging carefully , brushing things with brushes , sifting dirt , identifying bits of broken things , making notes , taking pictures, no explosions , no car chases….

Sounds like fun

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L. C.

August 27, 2020 at 7:08 pm

Emperor Qin Shi Huang’s Mausoleum has an est. 8,000 Terracotta Warriors and no two look exactly alike. I highly recommend looking it up.

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Kiwionwing morton

August 27, 2020 at 7:19 pm

Have 2 afro sons who you should meet : -)

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