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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Release Poster

The new “payoff poster” by Drew Struzan for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was dug up today:

May 22, 2008 can’t arrive soon enough!
Make tracks to the official Indiana Jones website to check out the virtual museum of Indiana Jones movie posters.

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Trailer!

I’ve already watched the new Indiana Jones trailer about 50 times this morning, and will probably watch it at least 50 more before the day is through. This is easily my favorite film series and Raiders of the Lost Ark is probably my favorite film of all time. I look forward to Indy’s new adventure [...]

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Teaser Poster

Check out the new teaser poster by Drew Struzan for the upcoming film, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull!

I’m sure many of you are just as excited as I am about this new adventure starring the world’s most famous archaeologist!

First Photo from Indiana Jones 4

This is the first photo (though it is a non-film one and not terribly exciting) from Harrison Ford’s latest Indiana Jones film. As I’m a great admirer of the Indiana Jones series, I’m really excited about seeing another story involving the globe-trotting archeologist.

Photo by Steven Spielberg
You can read more at the official Indiana Jones website.

Raiders Celebrates 25 Years

25 years ago today, movie fans witnessed “the return of the great adventure” when George Lucas and Steven Spielberg brought us Raiders of the Lost Ark.
A personal all-time favorite, Raiders took viewers into the world of archeologist, Dr. Henry “Indiana” Jones, Jr. and his quest for the lost Ark of the Covenant. The film, styled [...]

New Search for The Ark of the Covenant

Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark Photo © 1981 Lucasfilm Ltd.
I’m not a biblical scholar or member of the Jewish community, but when stories like this surface, involving archaeology and my favorite film adventurer, I’ll post them to share my interests with fellow readers.
According to this article on Arutz Sheva – Israel [...]

King Tut’s Face Reconstructed

More exciting archaeological news for you. National Geographic features this report and photo of an amazingly life-like recreation of the young ruler of Ancient Egypt.

Photograph: Supreme Council of Antiquities, Egypt, and National Geographic Society, 2005

Based on an earlier CT Scan of the boy king’s mummy, Paris-based forensic sculptor Elisabeth Daynès created a silicon-skinned bust using [...]

King Tut Not Murdered Violently, CT Scans Show

Recent CT scans performed by Dr. Zahi Hawass and his research team seem to conclude that the 19-year-old ruler of Egypt, King Tutankhamun, was not murdered violently. A blow to the back of the head had been suggested as one possible cause due to findings in X-rays performed in 1968 and 1978 which showed a [...]

The Archaeology of Indiana Jones

If you have a passion for movies, ancient cultures, and ‘rare antiquities’, then like myself, there’s a good chance you’re a fan of Indiana Jones.
As was the case with Superman, Batman, and Spider-Man, Indy was a hero I would pretend to be as a young boy – grabbing a pocket-filled jacket, my mom’s old handbag, [...]