Ah, but now the image of archeology is this:
So where did this "tomb raider" image start out?
I found the answer by climbing down cramped, dusty, exceedingly warm passages that led to the claustrophobic center of the Second Great Pyramid of Giza. And in the burial chamber the only things to be seen were an empty sarcophagus (raided in antiquity by folks who bore scant resemblance to either Harrison or Angelina).....and this:
And if you have never heard of this remarkable fellow-perhaps the template for Indiana Jones-come back tomorrow, as The Great Belzoni week continues....
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