Indiana Jones and the Readers of the Lost Art: Making The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Educational

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, lightweight as it may seem, does have classroom application, writes John Finlay Kerr. The film shows Indy using texts – maps, documents, diaries and geoglyphs – to uncover valuable objects; in addition, it is an exciting and easily accessible excavation of its own matinee traditions.