Bryn Mawr Film Institute Bryn Mawr, PA
Dr. Harrison Eiteljorg II
Founder, Center for the Study of Architecture, Bryn Mawr; Former President, Philadelphia Society of the Archaeological Institute of America; Former Board Member, Archaeological Institute of America
Raiders of the Lost Ark— The Use of Digital Information Technologies in Archaeology
Program Description
Dr. Harrison Eiteljorg spoke about his own excavations at Pompeii, at the Acropolis of Athens, and in Turkey, and about the use of digital information technologies in archaeology.
Presented At
Bryn Mawr Film Institute Bryn Mawr, PA
Film Synopsis
Archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the US government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis do.
In the first installment of the Indiana Jones series, the year is 1936. Archeology professor and adventurer Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) is hired by the US government to find the Ark of the Covenant. Accompanied by his feisty, independent ex-flame Marion Ravenwood (Karen Allen), the two-fisted archaeologist embarks on a thrilling quest to locate the Ark before the Nazis do. Along the way, the two companions face poison, traps, snakes, and treachery. The film was nominated for nine Academy Awards and won four.
About the Speaker
Archaeologist Dr. Harrison Eiteljorg II received his PhD in classical archaeology from the University of Pennsylvania and has excavated at Pompeii, the Acropolis of Athens, and in Turkey. He is the founder of the Center for the Study of Architecture located in Bryn Mawr, which is devoted to advancing the use of digital information technologies in the service of architectural history, archaeology, and related disciplines. A past president of the Philadelphia Society of the Archaeological Institute of America, he was also a board member for the Institute of Nautical Archaeology and the Archaeological Institute of America.