Indy is back. With Harrison Ford reprising his role as Indiana Jones, the world’s most famous swashbuckling archaeologist is set to renew a lust for far-flung travel in us all. Dr. Jones has been inspiring world travelers and real life researchers ever since 1981’s “Raiders of the Lost Ark” hit the silver screen.
“Growing up in Egypt, everyone knew Indiana Jones,” says Egyptologist Ramy Romany. “Some movies are so embedded in the Egyptian culture that they become adjectives. ‘Indiana Jones’ is an adjective in Egypt. Whether you’ve watched the movies or not, you know what that means.”
In the 42 years since the franchise first put
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