In this installment of Field Season, Amber and Anna take a trip to the semi-mythical world of cinematic archaeology. Who inspired the character of Dr. Henry Walton "Indiana" Jones, Jr.? Did the Indiana Jones franchise leave a lasting impression on archaeology? Plus--we've got a whole roundup of fellas that likely influenced the American public's perception of what an explorer should look like.
Links
* How Indiana Jones Actually Changed Archaeology (National Geographic) [
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/150514-indiana-jones-archaeology-exhibit-national-geographic-museum]
* The Casual Colonialism of Lara Croft and Indiana Jones (Hyperallergic) [
https://hyperallergic.com/436285/casual-colonialism-lara-croft-indiana-jones/]
* 2 Archaeologists, Robert Braidwood, 95, And His Wife, Linda Braidwood, 93, Die (New York Times) [
archaeologists-robert-braidwood-95-and-his-wife-linda-braidwood-93-die.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/17/us/2-
archaeologists-robert-braidwood-95-and-his-wife-linda-braidwood-93-die.html]
* Linda Braidwood (TrowelBlazers) [
https://trowelblazers.com/linda-braidwood/]
* Raiders of the Lost Journal: The Hunt for the Real Indiana Jones (Oriental Institute) [
https://oi.uchicago.edu/museum-exhibits/special-exhibits/raiders-lost-journal-hunt-real-indiana-jones]
* Roy Chapman Andrews and the Kingdom of the Cretaceous Skulls (Scientific American) [
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/history-of-geology/roy-chapman-andrews-and-the-kingdom-of-the-cretaceous-skulls/]
* The real-life Indiana Jones was from Wisconsin (The Bozho)
* Badass? This Guy Was the Real-Life Inspiration for Indiana Jones (Adventure Journal) [
journal.com/2017/12/badass-guy-real-life-inspiration-indiana-jones/">https://www.adventure-
journal.com/2017/12/badass-guy-real-life-inspiration-indiana-jones/]
* Roy Chapman Andrews: A Real Life Indiana Jones (MentalFloss) [
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/49186/roy-chapman-andrews-real-life-indiana-jones]
* From the State Historian: Discovering the Explorer Hiram Bingham III (
History.org) [
https://connecticuthistory.org/from-the-state-historian-discovering-the-explorer-hiram-bingham-iii/]
* Finding Machu Picchu: A Look at Explorer Hiram Bingham, A Real-Life Indiana Jones (National Geographic) [
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/machu-picchu-hiram-bingham]
* Who was the real Indiana Jones? -- EXCLUSIVE (Entertainment Weekly) [
https://ew.com/article/2011/06/10/who-was-the-real-indiana-jones-exclusive/]
* Our Very Own Indiana Jones (Northwestern University) [
https://www.northwestern.edu/magazine/spring2010/feature/williammcgovern.html]
* Walter A. Fairservis, 73, Dies; Was Archeologist and Author (New York Times) [
a-fairservis-73-dies-was-archeologist-and-author.html">https://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/16/obituaries/walter-
a-fairservis-73-dies-was-archeologist-and-author.html]
* Science: Journey to Afghanistan (Time) [
http://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,814980,00.html]
* 'Fighting like angry sheep': Wendell Phillips in the Gulf (National Archives) [
https://blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/fighting-like-angry-sheep-wendell-phillips-gulf/]
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