History Main / AdventurerArchaeologist

* In the ''[[CSINewYork CSI:NY]]'' episode "The Cost of Living", one of these breaks into a disused part of the NewYorkSubway and retrieves an item, in a large-scale homage to ''IndianaJones'' that probably left many viewers wondering what they were watching... Then the team find his corpse:

* Garrett of ''{{Thief}}'' is at least honest in that he freely admits to being a looter. He winds up otherwise fulfilling the role anyway, though, as he usually manages to grab at least one MacGuffin without meaning to. Though one treasure in a lost city setting in ''{{Thief}} 2'' triggers him to ponder aloud that "Archaeologist sounds much more dignified than Thief". Archeologists normally don't break into museums to reacquire the artifacts they had sold to them.

* Professor Lemeza from ''VideoGame/{{La-Mulana}}''. He has the advantage of being trained by his {{ninja}} grandfather; because "ninja infiltration techniques aid in investigating ancient ruins."

** ''MageTheAwakening'' has "archeomancers", a faction of the Mysterium (collectors of magical lore) who search old ruins for artefacts.

* It is also possible to pull off an Adventurer Archaeologist character in the ''{{Eberron}}'' setting for TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons. Indeed, the ''Forge of War'' book indicates that it's possible to run a war campaign in which one is attempting to locate ancient artifacts to deny them to enemy forces, "[[IndianaJones like a certain whip-wielding, fedora-wearing archaeologist.]]"

** And, well, sometimes ''GoGoSentaiBoukenger'' delve into this territory too.

* In the ''{{Virals}}'' series by Kathy Reichs, Tory Brennan and her fellow virals are this when trying to find a female pirate's treasure.

* Armando Catalano, the central character of ''LeScorpion'', is an adventurer ''tomb robber'' as the comic is set in the 18th century and the science of archaeology doesn't exist yet.

* EquestrianLegends has Icefox, a blatant Indiana Jones expy.

** The WackyWaysideTribe subtrope was also common place since many of the dinosaur sites in the western USA where located in barely charted InjunCountry. It was later taken to the next level decided to look for fossils in 1920s Mongolia. When {{Ungern-Sternberg}} was in charge. When the whole of central and east Asia was in a civil war and/or dominated by warlords. ''Even though no fossil had been found in Mongolia before''. And guess what, he was successful, and uncovered one of the world's greatest dinosaur fossil beds, that of the Gobi Desert.[[note]]His original plan was to find remains of prehistoric men not dinosaurs, but, well...[[/note]]

** The WackyWaysideTribe subtrope was also common place since many of the dinosaur sites in the western USA where located in barely charted InjunCountry. It was later taken to the next level decided to look for fossils in 1920s Mongolia. When {{Ungern-Sternberg}} was in charge. When the whole of central and east Asia was in a civil war and/or dominated by warlords. ''Even though no fossil had been found in Mongolia before''. And guess what, he was successful, and uncovered one of the world's greatest dinosaur fossil beds, that of the Gobi Desert.[[hottip:*:His original plan was to find remains of prehistoric men not dinosaurs, but, well...]]

** Belzoni is another guy cited as a possible inspiration for IndianaJones, particularly the part about an unscrupulous French[[hottip:*:Well, an Italian in French employ]] rival working for an expansionist empire led by an infamous dictator (in this case, Napoleon). The main difference being said rival was less an archaologist and more of a greedy, unethical businessman as well as the corrupt French consul for Egypt. He's the most deplorable example of "bad archeaology" on this page as he actually would intentionally destroy some of the stuff his men found to drive up the value of what was left over.

* Leslie Howard's ''Film/PimpernelSmith'', a 1941 take on ''Film/TheScarletPimpernel'', is not only an AdventurerArchaeologist, but a ''Nazi-fighting'' AdventurerArchaeologist.

** Robin's mother, Nico Olvia, and a group of her fellow scholars set out on the seas of the ''Manga/OnePiece'' world to locate clues to a blank spot in history known as the Void Century -- something that the World Government wants to ''keep'' a blank spot by any means necessary.

** Robin's mother, Nico Olvia, and a group of her fellow scholars set out on the seas of the ''Manga/OnePiece'' world to locate clues to a blank spot in history known as the Void Century.

* Nathan Drake from the ''{{Uncharted}}'' series. Lampshaded: No one ever calls what he does 'archeology'. They all refer to him as a thief, and they're absolutely right, though [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI he'd probably prefer "treasure hunter"]]. It's just, sometimes treasure is inside museums, or under guard by heavily-armed mercenaries...

* On ''WesternAnimetion/KimPossible'', this is the career of Lord Monty Fiske, until he reveals himself as Lord Monkey Fist (in his first appearance).

* On ''KimPossible'', this is the career of Lord Monty Fiske, until he reveals himself as Lord Monkey Fist (in his first appearance).

* ShowWithinAShow example from ''WesternAnimation/MylittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''. In "Read it and Weep", while Rainbow Dash is in the hospital, she reads about Adventure Archaeologist JustForFun/DaringDo[[note]]Yes, we have an article on the book[[/note]], as we watch her exploits on screen. It's basically an homage to Indiana Jones.

* In ''Series/StargateSG1'', Daniel Jackson is a "purer" example in flashbacks, but modifies the way he works once he joins the SG team.

** The WackyWaysideTribe subtrope was also common place since many of the dinosaur sites in the western USA where located in barely charted InjunCountry. It was later taken to the next level decided to look for fossils in 1920s Mongolia. When {{Ungern-Sternberg}} was in charge. When the whole of central and east Asia was in a civil war and/or dominated by warlords. ''Even though no fossil had been found in Mongolia before''. And guess what, [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome he was successful]], and uncovered one of the world's greatest dinosaur fossil beds, that of the Gobi Desert.[[hottip:*:His original plan was to find remains of prehistoric men not dinosaurs, but, well...]]

To be fair, Howard Carter's expedition to retrieve Tutankhamun's body and treasures was a definite CrowningMomentOfAwesome, and is probably about the closest to Indiana Jones or Lara Croft that real history has come. Finding the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terracotta_Army Terracotta Army of Qin Shi Huang]] would have been a glorious experience, as well. So while there isn't quite the same level of swashbuckling that Indy experienced, if you're lucky, hitting the jackpot can still be one hell of an adrenaline rush.

* In the ''Literature/HarryPotter'' series, Ron's badass older brother Bill is said to work as a "curse-breaker" in Egypt. It's implied that this line of work involves being Indiana Jones.

It should be noted, however, that this Trope and its origins do come from [[TruthInTelevision Truth in err.... Literature]]. There was a genuine period when science was not ''completely'' dominated by HollywoodAtheists and StrawVulcans to the degree that it is today, and as such, amateurism was much more tolerated than it is now. During said formative period, early archaeologists tended to be more concerned about their own glory and getting museum trinkets that looked good than actually discovering information about ancient cultures, or preserving knowledge for future research -- let alone respecting or collaborating with the modern descendants of the people whose tombs and temples they excavated. Their methods were often horrible by modern scientific standards, as the examples below show, and they usually discarded artifacts that weren't glamorous or shiny, including some types that are considered quite scientifically valuable today. As a result, no one knows how much historical evidence will never be known to us through the carelessness of 19th and early 20th century archaeologists.

It should be noted, however, that this Trope and its origins do come from [[TruthInTelevision Truth in err.... Literature]]. Early archaeologists tended to be more concerned about their own glory and getting museum trinkets that looked good than actually discovering information about ancient cultures, or preserving knowledge for future research -- let alone respecting or collaborating with the modern descendants of the people whose tombs and temples they excavated. Their methods were often horrible by modern scientific standards, as the examples below show, and they usually discarded artifacts that weren't glamorous or shiny, including some types that are considered quite scientifically valuable today. As a result, no one knows how much historical evidence will never be known to us through the carelessness of 19th and early 20th century archaeologists.

To be fair, however, Howard Carter's expedition to retrieve Tutankhamun's body and treasures was a definite CrowningMomentOfAwesome, and is probably about the closest to Indiana Jones or Lara Croft that real history has come. Finding the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terracotta_Army Terracotta Army of Qin Shi Huang]] would have been a glorious experience, as well. So while there isn't quite the same level of swashbuckling that Indy experienced, if you're lucky, hitting the jackpot can still be one hell of an adrenaline rush.

** [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] heavily in ''Film/TheLastCrusade'' where Indy is briefly seen lecturing a class that archeology is concerned with facts and research, and he specifically tells the students it is not about finding lost cities, buried treasure or following maps to a big "X". He then promptly ditches the class to go on an action-packed adventure that involves everything he just spent class period dismissing. [[ThoseWackyNazis Also Nazis.]]

* [[MasterKeaton Taichi Keaton]] is an archaeologist, though he seldom has much adventure pursuing it. His other profession as an insurance fraud investigator more than makes up for that.