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Movies like Indiana Jones tell us more about the time they were made than the time they are depicting. But it is not only that. Pseudo-Archaeology is a big problem in movies and promote a false sense of the past.

The film poster of the Uncharted movie showing the main characters.


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Uncharted the movie

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2024-03-08

So a while ago I have written about the teaser trailer to the Uncharted movie with Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg. I did not see the movie in the cinema and it took quiet a while until it was released on a platform that I already have access to….

Film poster of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny


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Indiana Jones 5 – My verdict

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2023-07-28

Ok, this blog post will be spoiler free. I watched Indiana Jones 5: The Dial of Destiny a couple weeks ago and I actually liked it for what it is! Archaeologically speaking, it is of course pure fantasy, but action-movie-wise it is not bad at all. Well, except one…

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Indiana Jones 5: The first trailer

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2022-12-09

This week, the first trailer to Indiana Jones 5: The Dial of Destiny dropped and I have analysed trailers in the past, so why not give this a try? There are some interesting details hidden, maybe I found some that you didn’t hear about? We are in any case…

A bunch of Marvel comic books


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New animated series about archaeology

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2022-09-16

So I don’t know if this is good news or bad, but Andy Samberg, comedian from SNL and creator of the police-comedy-series Brooklyn 99 will create a new animated series about archaeology! The catch (or should I say twist) is, that in his world, archaeologists are β€œthe coolest people…

Logo of the Eternals movie by Disney


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Why “Eternals” IS a bad movie

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2022-05-06

Nearly one year ago, I wrote an article called Why “Eternals” will be a bad movie. After finally watching it, I can confidently say, that I was not wrong. In this article I want to describe the movie from my perspective and illustrate wider implications movies like Eternals have.

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Picture of Tom Holland as Nathan Drake


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What to expect from the Uncharted movie

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2021-10-22

On February 18, 2022 a new movie will hit the theatres. It is called Uncharted and based on a videogame about a treasure hunter named Nathan Drake, played by Tom Holland. At first sight, Tom Holland seems a bit young to play Nathan Drake, except that the movie is…

Cover Title of the TV series "Detectorists"


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Detectorists: A TV series about finding gold

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2021-09-17

Recently I started watching a British TV series called Detectorists. It tells the story of Lance and Andy, two friends with the shared hobby of metal detecting. Besides finding rubbish in the ground, the two friends search for archaeological treasure, especially gold. Strictly forbidden in Germany, it is allowed…

Movie poster of the film "Eternals"


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Why “Eternals” will be a bad movie

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2021-05-28

Later this year, Marvel Studios will release a new movie called “Eternals”. The film features actors like Angelina Jolie, Richard Madden, Kumail Nanjiani, Salma Hayek, Kit Harrington and many more. The Eternals are an alien race that lived on earth for thousands of years, supposedly without interaction. Just now,…

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