Hoosier here-say has it that INDIANA Jones was based on a Purdue University-based archeologist... Pat Roath Elizabeth Sage Historic Costume Collection Indiana University On Fri, 19 Apr 1996, Eric Siegel wrote: > The book skeletons in the attic refers to an AMNH archaeologist who > was apparently the model for Indiana Jones. The name escapes me, but > apparently he was a seriously big wheel in those circles (or is it > spheres). He wore the same kinda hat, was a big time adventurer in, I > believe, the Gobi Desert principally.. I'll clear up this info if > anyone here expresses any interest. > > Eric Siegel > [log in to unmask] >