“Nazis. I hate these guys.”When Indiana Jones expressed his distaste for Nazi archaeologists in The Last Crusade, he was not alone. Crackpot Nazi archaeologists on a mission to acquire riches, glory and unearthly powers for the Third Reich are the lowest of Hollywood’s treasure-seeking low.But even the most heroic of the movie archaeologists aren’t much better, says Professor Peter Hiscock

Indiana Jones no pin-up boy for archaeologists
“Nazis. I hate these guys.”When Indiana Jones expressed his distaste for Nazi archaeologists in The Last Crusade, he was not alone. Crackpot Nazi archaeologists on a mission to acquire riches, glory and unearthly powers for the Third Reich are the lowest of Hollywood’s treasure-seeking low.But even the most heroic of the movie archaeologists aren’t much…
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