Topic ID #10352 - posted 4/14/2011 12:49 PM
Jennifer Palmer
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30 years on, 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' inspires real adventures
Jennifer Palmer
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30 years on, 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' inspires real adventures
By Henry Hanks, CNN
April 14, 2011 11:03 a.m. EDT
(CNN) -- "I will say, this moment is one that I will never, ever forget," said Jason Glisson, recalling a 2008 trip to La Milpa, Belize. "I was the first person inside a very, very old manmade chamber. It was an incredible feeling. Then I turned on my headlamp and saw three huge spiders."
The opening to a possible future "Indiana Jones" movie? Close. Glisson was describing his discovery of an ancient tomb -- including very well-preserved bones found therein -- as part of his study of archaeology, a passion that began for him when he saw the Indiana Jones movies as a child.
"Obsessed is more like it," he said, describing his interest in the movies, the first of which, "Raiders of the Lost Ark," was released 30 years ago this summer. "I could probably recite a large majority of the movies."
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By Henry Hanks, CNN
April 14, 2011 11:03 a.m. EDT
(CNN) -- "I will say, this moment is one that I will never, ever forget," said Jason Glisson, recalling a 2008 trip to La Milpa, Belize. "I was the first person inside a very, very old manmade chamber. It was an incredible feeling. Then I turned on my headlamp and saw three huge spiders."
The opening to a possible future "Indiana Jones" movie? Close. Glisson was describing his discovery of an ancient tomb -- including very well-preserved bones found therein -- as part of his study of archaeology, a passion that began for him when he saw the Indiana Jones movies as a child.
"Obsessed is more like it," he said, describing his interest in the movies, the first of which, "Raiders of the Lost Ark," was released 30 years ago this summer. "I could probably recite a large majority of the movies."
Read the rest here.
Post ID#18706 - replied 5/11/2011 2:27 AM
Jennifer Palmer
Webmaster
More on the Indiana Jones exhibit here.
"There's even a treasure hunt which will test your field archeology skills."
"There's even a treasure hunt which will test your field archeology skills."
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