Is Indiana Jones bad for archaeology?

by Amanda Demers

No, Indiana Jones is not bad for archeology. In fact, I'm sure that a lot of people with an active interest in archeology and related anthropology fields were at least partiall...read more

by Joseph Whalen

Indiana Jones is bad for Archaeology like Braveheart is bad for history. It generates additional interest in a subject that many of our youth have little or no interest in. Th...read more

by Dave Simmons

Sometimes, you see an debate topic on Helium that just makes you stop and wonder how on Earth it came up in the first place. 'Is Indiana Jones bad for Archaeology' certainly gav...read more

by Jon Coe

When my eldest daughter was around eight years old, one summer evening I went out and rented the first Indiana Jones movie, Raiders of the Lost Arc.' We watched it together and ...read more

by Linda Burleson

A question appeared in cyberspace asking whether or not fantasy is unhealthy for children. This controversy is more than a little similar. Indiana Jones was a professor who be...read more

by Dorothy Jo Bourbeau

Indiana Jones is bad for archeology only if you are one of the poor souls who can not distinguish fantasy from reality. I truly feel sorry for anyone in that category. These a...read more

by Stephanie Joynes

I remember sitting in the theater and watching Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and was completely freaked out when the bad guys tried to take Indy's heart. I was also 5 yea...read more

by Molly Carter

Is Indiana Jones bad for archeology? Is Boston Legal bad for law, or perhaps Brothers and Sisters inappropriate considering that is a presidential nominee on the program? No! Wa...read more

by Todd Pheifer

I hate to break this to you, but Indiana Jones is a FICTIONAL character. While media certainly influences our perceptions of reality (art imitates life) we must be reminded of ...read more

by Professor Charles Xavier

Is Indiana Jones bad for Archaeology? Its a movie character. Its not a bunch of people picketing against the horrors of Archaeology. Its not a bunch of dinosaurs or mu...read more

by Sean Curtis

The reason for asking "Is Indiana Jones bad for Archaeology," I'm assuming, is that the Indiana Jones films tend to misrepresent what it means to be an archaeologist and study a...read more

by Opal Elaine Moyer

It is said that Indiana Jones is an exaggerated depiction of archaeology; this may very well be true. Archaeology is not so glamorous as the movies make it appear, true, but Ho...read more

by Hanna Kathleen McDeavitt

Indiana Jones is cool. I remember when the first film came out, I was 11. I was having the "proverbial" trouble at home and the only thing that seemed to help me escape was wr...read more

by Kenn Decota

One strains to find a profession or science that Hollywood has not glamorized or attempted to make sexy. In most films and TV shows, the focus is not necessarily on getting thin...read more

by Themis Libra

What people such as Ray Burke need to understand is a basic concept between real life and Hollywood. Everything that is depicted in Hollywood is taking the facts and somewhat sk...read more