The “Indiana Jones” movies made archaeology more popular, and maybe also made it seem more glamorous than it really is.
Dig directors in Israel and elsewhere must choose a site where reliable evidence suggests that a biblical event occurred. Typically, directors conduct a site survey to evaluate the potential for artifacts being found. Workers on a dig—professors, historians, college students, and many unpaid volunteers—labor long hours under a hot sun, hoping to uncover even the tiniest fragments from many centuries ago.
