Why Is Pop Culture Such An Important Effect On Archeology?

Pop culture has a very important effect on archeology. The way that archeology is perceived in the media can either be discouraging or influential in determining whether someone may want to become an archeologist. There are many reasons as to why pop culture has such an important effect on archeology such as gender relations that may lead to women becoming discouraged from archeology. Another reason is that the media can create unrealistic stereotypes of archeologists which may lead people to have a different idea of what archeology is like. Pop culture can also lead to someone's interest in archeology to be peaked by viewing this media. Some of these movies may be influential to someone's desire to become an archeologist. Although pop culture

The way that these movies portray men can be discouraging for women wanting to enter the field. Holtorf states, “What is more, the Indiana Jones films repre-sent gender relations in terms of strong, macho men and attractive attribute-women that are, to say the least, unhelpful in present society” (Holtorf, p.19). Some women may watch films that portray these gender roles and actively become discouraged from possibly wanting to pursue archeology. The way that pop culture portrays archeology might pressure women to think that they have to act more masculine in the field which is very misleading to the reality of what being an archeologist is really like. Pop culture's portrayal of gender roles is important because it can be misleading to the reality of how archeology really

The way that archaeologists are portrayed and what their lives are like may lead people to become an archeologist having the idea that it is like it is portrayed in pop culture. Baxter states, “He’s handsome, suave, intelligent, and adventurous. He defeats the villains, finds the treasure, and always gets the girl in the end” (Baxter, p.16). Movies give an unrealistic look into the lives of archeology. Although the movies are fiction and most people watching these might realize that they are unrealistic. There may be people viewing them with them with the idea that archeology is all about exploring dangerous locations and looking for treasure and gold. Pop culture's representation of archeology is very important as it can be seen as a way of influencing people to want to become an