Episode 59: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) with the New Brunswick Archaeology Podcast

A new Indiana Jones movie came out this summer, so we’re reviewing an old one! Gabe Hrynick and Ken Holyoke of the New Brunswick Archaeology Podcast join us to talk about The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), widely regarded as probably the worst Indiana Jones movie. Is it really that bad? We break down the fridge, the monkeys, and the “magnetism”, and dip our toes into archaeological theory in this episode!

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In this episode:

• A Belizean Archaeologist sued Lucasfilm over the depiction of the crystal skull

• The real story behind the crystal skulls

• Acquisition history of the Mitchell-Hedges Skull

• Artificial Cranial Deformation

• They’re “interdimensional beings”, not “extraterrestrials”

• Spanish Conquistadors and Peruvian Mummies

• Indiana Jones and Colonialism

• For the Nuer, twins are birds

• The Culture-Historical approach in Archaeology

• Processual Archaeology (The “New” Archaeology)

• Kevin McGeough (2006). Heroes, mummies, and treasure: Near Eastern archaeology in the movies. Near Eastern Archaeology, 69(3-4), 174-185. (pdf)

• The North American House Hippo

• Canada Heritage Minutes

• Drugs Drugs Drugs!

• Don’t put it in your mouth