Episode 52: Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

On this episode we’re reviewing the quintessential archaeology movie: Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981). We had to get to it eventually, even though there isn’t really any archaeology in it, and there isn’t really anything new we can say about it that hasn’t already been said. Ross and Kim think it’s a perfect movie, but Josh plays devil’s advocate and tries to convince them that it is overrated.

Get in touch with us!

Twitter: @SotSA_Podcast

Facebook: @SotSAPodcast

Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/

Email: [email protected]

In this episode:

Does Indy actually affect the plot? https://www.esquireme.com/brief/indiana-jones-hypothesis

The real city of Tanis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanis

The Horton Ho 229: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/truth-stranger-fiction-hortens-all-wing-aircraft-design-180976095/

West Kennet Long Barrow: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/west-kennet-long-barrow/

Marion was 15 when she and Indy had their “affair”: https://www.polygon.com/2015/8/3/9089181/indiana-jones-abusive-creep

Sexual harassment in archaeology: https://news.stanford.edu/2021/03/30/harassment-archaeology-occurring-epidemic-rates/

Did Belloq (actor Paul Freeman) eat a fly? https://www.thebeardedtrio.com/2016/03/did-paul-freeman-accidentally-eat-fly.html

The Antikythera Mechanism on the Pseudoarchaeology Podcast: https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/pseudo/96