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[quote] A MUSEUM in Montreal is showcasing the on-screen discoveries of Hollywood's fictional adventurer Indiana Jones, in hopes of inspiring a new generation of young archaeologists.
Indiana Jones And The Adventure of Archaeology: The Exhibition, marking the 30th anniversary of the famed character's silver screen debut, takes visitors on a virtual tour of sites depicted in the adventure film series.
Presented by the National Geographic Society and Lucasfilm, the exhibit aims to shed light on such historical myths as the Ark of the Covenant and the Holy Grail, which became the quest of American actor Harrison Ford in the popular films.
Organisers said one goal of the exhibit, is to help perpetuate archaeology by drawing new recruits to the rather esoteric science. 'For us, it was very important that it not be just an exhibit of film memorabilia,' said curator Jacques-Andre Dupont of X3 Productions. 'Rather, we wanted to use Indiana Jones, the world's most renowned archaeologist and one of greatest film heroes of all time, to promote the science of archaeology, to explain to the public what it is,' he added.
Displayed in the exhibit are a collection of props and film footage from Lucasfilm archives alongside ancient artefacts on loan from the National Geographic Society and the Penn Museum, including gold graveyard relics from the Ur dynasty of ancient Mesopotamia, as well as the oldest known map of the world.
Professor Jones first appeared in George Lucas and Steven Spielberg's 1981 film Raiders Of The Lost Ark, then again in Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom in 1984, Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade in 1989, and lastly in Indiana Jones And The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull in 2008[/quote]
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archeology is boring as fuck
this is such false advertising
They spelled artifacts wrong.
I demand face melting with modern day effects. But that doesn't mean I will settle for cheesy CGI, make it as awesome as possible.
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[QUOTE=FoodStuffs;29712004]archeology is boring as fuck
this is such false advertising[/QUOTE]
Yeah this is misleading as hell. Archeology is cool, and important, but it's unbelievably tedious work.
I helped (more like played the role of onlooker and help for manual labor) with a small archaeological dig at my aunt's house way back when I was 14. It was about a square meter and half a meter deep; we were getting her land approved to put a small dock on since she lives on the river and wanted a spot to keep the boat.
It was actually pretty interesting finding arrowheads and old little trinkets and some animal bones. Archaeology is neat.
My little bro already wants to be an archaeologist.
[QUOTE=archangel125;29720355]My little bro already wants to be an archaeologist.[/QUOTE]
I wanted to be an archaeologist when I was little too, but since then I've found things that interested me most.
Still, archaeology is incredibly cool. Just think of finding shit from hundreds of years ago. Makes you feel insignificant, no?
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