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'''Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones, Jr.''' (born July 1, 1899), also known as '''Indy''', is a fictional professor, archaeologist, and adventurer. <ref>http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0001063/bio Retrieved on 8th Oct 2008</ref> Jones is notable for his trademark bullwhip, fedora, leather jacket, and fear of snakes. He is also the son of Professor Henry Jones, Sr. In his younger days, Henry, Jr. was in the boy scouts, and that is where he found a love of archaeology, trying to recover the Cross of Coronado from people whom he suspected to be grave robbers.  Indiana Jones and Marion Ravenwood Williams has a son named Henry Jones III (a.k.a. Mutt Williams). The nickname "Indiana" is said to have come from the name of a dog.
Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones, Jr. (born July 1, 1899), also known as Indy, is a fictional professor, archaeologist, and adventurer [http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0001063/bio]. Jones is notable for his trademark bullwhip, fedora, leather jacket, and fear of snakes. He is also the son of Professor Henry Jones, Sr. In his younger days, Henry, Jr. was in the boy scouts, and that is where he found a love of archaeology, trying to recover the Cross of Coronado from people whom he suspected to be grave robbers.  Indiana Jones and Marion Ravenwood Williams has a son named Henry Jones III (a.k.a. Mutt Williams). The nickname "Indiana" is said to have come from the name of a dog.
 
  
==Miscellaneous facts==
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There's an in-game joke, a reference to Dr. Jones in [[Lara's Treasure Vault (TR3)|Lara's Treasure Vault]] in [[Tomb Raider III]] in the form of the Golden Idol seen in the film ''"Raiders of the Lost Ark"''. <ref>http://trinity.westhost.com/tomb/meteor/mansion5.html#notes See the first footnote on the bottom of the page. Retrieved on 1st Sep 2012</ref> It was thought to be the [[Mask of Tornarsuk]].
  
*Many books and movie serials have mixed adventure with ancient civilisations, and this sub-genre maybe has its origins in the literary movement known as "Gothic"[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic_fiction]. The heroes in these "archaeological adventures" have included Professor Challenger[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professor_Challenger], Captain Nemo[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Nemo], Tarzan [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarzan], Ace Drummond [[http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=collection%3Afeature_films%20AND%20firstTitle%3AA%20AND%20subject%3A%22Ace%20Drummond%22] and Tintin[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Tintin].
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==Easter Eggs==
 
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* The [[Ark of the Covenant]] is present in Croft Manor during the first [[Tomb Raider]]
*The works of Rider Haggard[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rider_Haggard#Ayesha_series], such as ''King Solomon's Mines'' and ''She'', were also very influential on this whole sub-genre.
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* [[Indiana Jones' Skeleton|A Skeleton with a hat and a whip]] is found in [[The Last Revelation]]
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* A newly discovered [[easter egg]] in [[Anniversary]] has the infamous [[Hat and Whip]] hidden on the [[Boulder]] in the level [[Peru - Tomb of Qualopec]]
  
 
==External sites==
 
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[http://legoindianajones.wikia.com/wiki/Lego_Indiana_Jones_Wiki The Lego Indiana Jones Wiki]<br>
 
[http://legoindianajones.wikia.com/wiki/Lego_Indiana_Jones_Wiki The Lego Indiana Jones Wiki]<br>
 
[http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0001063/bio Indiana Jones at IMDB]
 
[http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0001063/bio Indiana Jones at IMDB]
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Latest revision as of 16:18, 31 December 2012

Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones, Jr. (born July 1, 1899), also known as Indy, is a fictional professor, archaeologist, and adventurer. [1] Jones is notable for his trademark bullwhip, fedora, leather jacket, and fear of snakes. He is also the son of Professor Henry Jones, Sr. In his younger days, Henry, Jr. was in the boy scouts, and that is where he found a love of archaeology, trying to recover the Cross of Coronado from people whom he suspected to be grave robbers. Indiana Jones and Marion Ravenwood Williams has a son named Henry Jones III (a.k.a. Mutt Williams). The nickname "Indiana" is said to have come from the name of a dog.

There's an in-game joke, a reference to Dr. Jones in Lara's Treasure Vault in Tomb Raider III in the form of the Golden Idol seen in the film "Raiders of the Lost Ark". [2] It was thought to be the Mask of Tornarsuk.

Easter Eggs

External sites

Indiana Jones Wiki
The Lego Indiana Jones Wiki
Indiana Jones at IMDB

References

  1. http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0001063/bio Retrieved on 8th Oct 2008
  2. http://trinity.westhost.com/tomb/meteor/mansion5.html#notes See the first footnote on the bottom of the page. Retrieved on 1st Sep 2012