Indiana Jones is a Terrible Archaeologist

An archaeologist shares memories of drinking champagne at a dig site and what’s so exciting about uncovering a two-inch piece of ancient stone tablet. She also discusses the history of colonial looting and the complicated nature of looting today. Then, Gethard and our caller break down what makes Indiana Jones–the most famous archaeologist–so bad at his job.

In this week’s introduction, Gethard recommends the Uncanny X-Men-focused podcast, CEREBRO.

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