Archaeology
If there's a profession movies misrepresent more than architects, it's probably archaeologists. Not only is it stupid for Indiana Jones to carry a whip, no one's ever made a blockbuster about the naked giant watching over Cerne Abbas. Speaking of movie ideas, have some screenplay prompts with discoveries archaeologists wish they never found. And if you need some laughs, you should know a paleontology conference banned the word “bone” recently. Dig for more fascinating observations from the ground beneath our feet below:
5 Terrifying Real Artifacts (With Even Creepier Stories)
It's that time of year again, so get ready to dive in with these artifacts that would've made Indiana Jones soil his khakis.
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84 7 Hilariously Embarrassing Archaeological Discoveries
People have always been dumb.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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6 Scary Archaeological Finds (That Should've Stayed Hidden)
We're not saying that digging around certain sites will stir up ancient curses. But, we're not saying it won't, either.
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- By Adam Wears, Ivan Farkas
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7 Archaeological Discoveries Out Of Your Darkest Nightmares
This is the body of Xin Zhui, a Chinese noblewoman who died over 2,000 years ago, yet continues to be blessed with the skin, flesh, organs, and sunny disposition of a fairly fresh corpse.
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6 Archaeological Discoveries Scarier Than Any Horror Movie
Some things were probably buried for a reason...
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5 Outrageous Archaeological Hoaxes That Fooled the Experts
The desire to get an assload of money without working for it too hard brings out all the best forgeries.
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- By Pauli Poisuo
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6 Things Movies Don't Show You About Being an Archaeologist
My name is Hadas Levine, and I'm the woman who has to pick up Indy's slack while he sword-fights and flirts with teenagers.
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- By Robert Evans, Hadas Levine
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5 Surprising Upsides of Horrible Natural Disasters
Just occasionally, natural disasters can have surprising upsides. Here are a few cases where the universe's fury has actually worked out pretty well for some of the people involved.
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- By Alex Hanton, Micah Duke
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The 7 Most Terrifying Archaeological Discoveries
In reality, we all know archaeology is nothing like what we see in movies. No ... it's way more terrifying.
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- By Adam Wears, S. McClelland-Crosby
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5 Baffling Discoveries That Prove History Books Are Wrong
A generation of students found out the hard way that archaeology isn't anywhere near as much fun as Indiana Jones made it look. Still, experts in the field do have their exciting, and even shocking, days at the office.
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- By Evan V. Symon
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5 Ridiculous Archaeological Frauds (That Fooled the World)
As enchanted as we are with the search for Holy Grail-esque treasures, every so often a discovery comes along that excites us so much that we forget to ask whether it might be bullshit.
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- By Josie Moore
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8 Famous Fictional Archaeologists Who Suck At Their Job
Archeologists are after information about ancient cultures. When you spend half a movie destroying stuff like that, you're probably not good at your job.
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