Children looking to see what a real archaeologist and a real college professor look like on Google find a much awesomer, far less realistic answer. And for once, it's not porn:
We like to imagine the first image is asking the second image, "Where's your whip pussy?"
Actually, College Professors are probably cool with Indy getting #1 over this guy.
Cracked knows nothing about archaeology except what has been learnt from the following movies (NB Every single one of these films reduces the meaning of archaeology to simply "treasure hunt":
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
What this movie taught us: Steven Speilberg really hates GermanssorryImeanNazis. Also, that God exists but prefers to contain his power inside a small box in a desert somewhere rather than prevent the impending European holocaust.
What this movie taught us about archaeology: Stealing things from natives is cool if you keep growling "that belongs in a museum!"
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
What this movie taught us: There is no ethical difference between an American who does his job with a wry smile and a Nazi who does his job with a fanatical gleam in his eye. Oh, and that Sean Connery is actually quite funny.
What this movie taught us about archaeology: There's nothing wrong with destroying artifacts as long as you have managed to decipher the next clue, which is part of the world's highest stakes treasure hunt game.
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
What this movie taught us: Wierdos from other countries eat monkey brains. Women are pathetic.
What this movie taught us about archaeology: Not sure - does this film contain any archaeology at all?
The Goonies
What this film taught us: Criminals are clumsy and foolish and can be thwarted by kids with just a bit of wit and can do anttitude.
What it taught us about archaeology: Spanish people use massive coins.
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
What this film taught us: Sometimes, films can be more ridiculous than video games.
What the film taught us about archaeology: You car needs a service at least every 3 years, but a temple built from stone with primitive tools over one thousand years ago can have a mechanism that runs smoother than a hot curry through a digestive system. Because of magic.
National Treasure
What the film taught us: Nicolas Cage is retarded.
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Cracked Talk on | Archaeology
This was great- I'm glad that there is agreeance that temple of doom was the worst.
oh. wait. Aliens.
nevermind.
"What the film taught us: Nicolas Cage is retarded."
I actually laughed out loud at that line! Good one!
Oh--and GREAT Topic Page, too!
Just the facts : Archaeology is the study of past human civilizations, not human remains. Thats anthropology RETARD
oh dear, another one. Read all the comments below, check your facts THEN act like a retard. Archaeology is the study of the material culture of humans - i.e. human remains. Anthropology is the study of human behaviour. Can everyone please STOP BEING WRONG.
You're actually both right...to some degree.
To clarify what several people have already pointed out, Archaeology is a sub-field of Anthropology, an area of science which in general is dedicated to both the physical AND cultural aspects of human kind.
Archaeologists study past human civilizations through the analysis of MATERIAL remains. This means they focus on man-made objects such as clothes, tools, buildings, etc. The analysis of human remains is done by Forensic and Paleo-Anthropologists. (Think of the shows Bones and CSI.)
The study of human culture and behavior falls under yet another sub-field of Anthropology called Cultural Anthropology; however scientists in this field focus more on the origins and evolution of LIVING cultures.
So you’re both basically right when it comes to defining Archaeology, but fail to understand that it falls under a much broader field of science. Neither of you are “RETARDS,” but you should rely a little less on Wikipedia and hearsay, and try picking up a textbook once in a while to gain a better understanding of something before you start bashing heads.