DU professor to appear on History Channel
Photo courtesy of: Lawrence Conyers
Lawrence Conyers will be featured in a History Channel documentary that compares Indiana Jones to real-life archaeologists.
“Archaeologists aren’t in the business of raiding tombs or taking artifacts,” Conyers says. “But, every time we go someplace, we learn exciting things about the past. We are all products of our histories and learning about past peoples is very important.”
Conyers says every time an Indiana Jones movie comes out, there’s a surge of archaeology majors and it’s the anthropology department’s responsibility to educate the students about how archaeologists are perceived and show them what archeologists really do.
“We get them out in the field and get them digging and dirty,” he says. “They will know very early on if they really like the work or not.”
Indiana Jones and the Ultimate Quest debuts Sunday, May 18 at 6 p.m. MST on the History Channel.
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