Re: "You call this archeology?"

Posted by Michaelson from em12-686.utsi.edu on June 10, 1999 at 09:45:11:

In Reply to: Re: "You call this archeology?" posted by ROB T. on June 09, 1999 at 22:51:33:

: It always struck me as odd when Marcus asserts that everything Indy does adheres to the treaty for the protection of antiquities. If that's so, the treaty must be lenient to the point of being useless.
: Indy destroys the Hovitos temple at the beginning of "Raiders" and does lots of damage to the Well of Souls.
: In fact, Indy's entire method of obtaining rare antiquities seems to be to steal the most valuable object and destroy everything else. Then of course beat up or kill a few Nazis while he's at it.
: It's no wonder that Harrison Ford describes Indy as a grave robber.

Well, to use the dreaded term, let's not be to "politically correct" here, as in 1930's terms they considered any action used to obtain rare antiquities for museums were ethical and correct. Archeologists now consider even the sites as important, as indeed they are, but then they considered the contents and contents alone as being what the science was all about. Regards. Michaelson

Follow Ups:

• Re: "You call this archeology?" Mark Indy 14:41:44 6/10/99 (3)
  • Re: "You call this archeology?" Michaelson 14:46:44 6/10/99 (2)
    • Re: "You call this archeology?" The Man with the Hat 16:47:34 6/10/99 (1)
      • "I'm sure everything you do conforms to the international treaty for the protection of antiquities" Abner 11:18:22 6/11/99 (0)

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