Relax! I know that when I saw the first Indiana Jones movie in Elementary School, I decided then in there that I wanted to be an archaeologist in hopes of finding my own Indiana Jones. Of course, I learned later that fact is different from fiction, but I think the Indiana Jones movies were great for bringing archaeology (even ficticious) into the public eye. Laura McMann Museum Studies Program George Washington Univ. <[log in to unmask]> On Fri, 19 Apr 1996, J. Golden wrote: > For your own sake, I hope you were kidding. Or you're going to get some > irate responses from every female archaeologist and student on this list. > > Not to mention how stupid and deluded you'd have to be to look for > romance on a dig. Those of us who are attracted to archaeology are so for > the excitement that IS present, no matter how slow in coming it may be, > or how dull the work can be to get to that point. > > On Fri, 19 Apr 1996, Richard Chute wrote: > > > I wonder if "Indi" has any idea how sought after he is by women in museums? > > Perhaps lots of students are heading off to field work hoping for a > > romantic liaison rather than for the romance of breathing hot dust, > > painstakingly scaping away milimeters of dirt with their Marshalltown, and > > ending the day having "discovered" nothing more than a few pieces of > > chipped stone? > > > > Harrison, you lucky dog. > > > > > > Richard Chute ([log in to unmask]) Dir. of Corp. & Fndtn. Rel. > > > > Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden 1500 North College Ave. > > Claremont, CA 91711 > > Phone: (909) 625-8767, ext. 222 FAX: (909) 626-7670 > > >