To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here So, whatever happened to the ark of the covenant? That’s easy. If you saw the first of the Indiana Jones movies back in 1981, you know that it is securely tucked away in some back corner of a vast, unidentified warehouse. The actual story is more interesting. And a lot more… Read more »
To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here. Hollywood’s love affair with Indiana Jones launched an international passion for archeology. Who wouldn’t want to crack open the door of a long-forgotten temple – unseen by human eyes for centuries – in order to search for priceless treasures? OK, maybe crack open the door of a long-forgotten temple without all the cobwebs… Read more »
A feature film proved to be the ultimate recruiting tool for archaeology. Thousands of fans of Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) dreamed of becoming the next Indiana Jones – the fedora-wearing, bullwhip-cracking adventurer who fends off scheming Nazis, slithering snakes, and ancient curses to recover the world’s most priceless artifacts. Real-life archaeology is considerably less dramatic. In 1897, two… Read more »
