Thieves, Looters, and Adventurers: Assessing Representations of Archaeologists in Uncharted and Tomb Raider.
Author(s): Katherine D. Thomas
Year: 2017
Summary
Naughty Dog’s Uncharted series and Square Enix’s Tomb Raider series are two of the most popular gaming titles on the market. With combined sales of 73 million units, in addition to movies, books, and graphic novels, these two franchises have widespread reach and influence. Both titles feature "archaeologists" as their protagonists, and they each have a different approach to material culture. This paper will compare and contrast these two franchises in search of positive representation and how we can influence the portrayal of our profession through this media form.
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Thieves, Looters, and Adventurers: Assessing Representations of Archaeologists in Uncharted and Tomb Raider.. Katherine D. Thomas. Presented at Society for Historical Archaeology, Fort Worth, TX. 2017 ( tDAR id: 435145)
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Keywords
General
Media
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public
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Representation
Geographic Keywords
North America
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United States of America
Spatial Coverage
min long: -129.199; min lat: 24.495 ; max long: -66.973; max lat: 49.359 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology
Record Identifiers
PaperId(s): 419