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Field Season: The Indiana Jones Episode - Ep 147

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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)
  • The Casual Colonialism of Lara Croft and Indiana Jones (Hyperallergic)
  • 2 Archaeologists, Robert Braidwood, 95, And His Wife, Linda Braidwood, 93, Die (New York Times)
  • Linda Braidwood (TrowelBlazers)
  • Raiders of the Lost Journal: The Hunt for the Real Indiana Jones (Oriental Institute)
  • Roy Chapman Andrews and the Kingdom of the Cretaceous Skulls (Scientific American)
  • The real-life Indiana Jones was from Wisconsin (The Bozho)
  • Badass? This Guy Was the Real-Life Inspiration for Indiana Jones (Adventure Journal)
  • Roy Chapman Andrews: A Real Life Indiana Jones (MentalFloss)
  • From the State Historian: Discovering the Explorer Hiram Bingham III (History.org)
  • Finding Machu Picchu: A Look at Explorer Hiram Bingham, A Real-Life Indiana Jones (National Geographic)
  • Who was the real Indiana Jones? -- EXCLUSIVE (Entertainment Weekly)
  • Our Very Own Indiana Jones (Northwestern University)
  • Walter A. Fairservis, 73, Dies; Was Archeologist and Author (New York Times)
  • Science: Journey to Afghanistan (Time)
  • ‘Fighting like angry sheep’: Wendell Phillips in the Gulf (National Archives)

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