Showing posts with label Movies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Movies. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Help name the Indiana Jones sequel

A new friend of mine, Sara Ayers-Rigsby, was kind enough to come to my public archaeology class and chat with the students about careers. I don't remember the question--perhaps one of the students asked if she was a fan of the Indiana Jones movies--and she said, "Yes, but I wish they were more realistic. Maybe they can make one called Indiana Jones Filling Out Site Forms". I fell off my chair laughing.

What would your favorite Indiana Jones cultural resources management movie be?

Indiana Jones and the Transect of Doom
Indiana Jones and the ARPA Permit
Indiana Jones and the Last Scope of Work
Indiana Jones and the Infernal Shovel Test

What Indiana Jone movie would you like to see? Suggest titles in the comments.


 

Thursday, February 6, 2014

War in Syria Causing Looting of Archaeological Sites

The AP reports that the civil war in Syria has led to extensive looting of the country's significant archaeological heritage, with UNESCO expressing concern. The European Union has provided funding (€2.5 million!) to combat the looting and trafficking. A related report from Reuters says that UNESCO also thanked "Hollywood" (probably referring to George Clooney) for raising awareness about threats to cultural heritage through the new movie "The Monuments Men."