{"id":2289,"date":"2011-01-21T17:15:56","date_gmt":"2011-01-22T00:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=2289"},"modified":"2011-01-21T17:18:33","modified_gmt":"2011-01-22T00:18:33","slug":"famous-archaeologists-who-fail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=2289","title":{"rendered":"Famous Archaeologists Who Fail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cracked.com\/article_18988_8-famous-fictional-archaeologists-who-suck-at-their-job.html\">They are all fictional, of course<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Actually, in my experience, archaeologists are indeed a vicious bunch, but they usually eschew large-caliber revolvers and bullwhips.<\/p>\n<p>(Tip of the stained fedora to Caroline of <a href=\"http:\/\/necropolisnow.blogspot.com\/\"><em>Necropolis Now<\/em><\/a>.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>They are all fictional, of course. Actually, in my experience, archaeologists are indeed a vicious bunch, but they usually eschew large-caliber revolvers and bullwhips. 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