Random fiction question: non-magical archaeology

[simont]

A question occurred to me last night. Perhaps the two best known fictional archaeologists (taking the term somewhat loosely), across fiction in all media, are Indiana Jones and Lara Croft. Both of them have in common that they investigate things about which there were rumours of ancient magical powers, or gods, or other such supernatural and

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[simont]

Ah, that one I've read, so yes, I should have thought of it!

[writinghawk]

Agatha Christie had a keen interest in archaeology and travelled widely with her archaeologist husband. Murder in Mesopotamia is set on a dig, and the principal character is an archaeologist. It's moderately well known, I suppose; it's been done with David Suchet and all.

[geekette8]

Do you count the Jurassic Park lot? They were technically palaeontologists rather than archaeologists I think. If we do count palaeontologists then Ross Geller in Friends definitely made it very clear how boring it was.