23 Movie Quotes about Archaeology (+ Sound Clips)

Updated: Mar 2, 2026

Memorable quotes about archaeology, selected from famous or less known movies by Movie-Sounds.org's visitors, accompanied by short mp3 and wav audio samples.

1 The quest for the Grail is not archeology. It's a race against evil.

Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

2 You finally received your invitation to the Archaeological Society ball. -Ugh! I cannot face those old fossils again.

Alan Young as Scrooge Mcduck in DuckTales: The Movie (1990)

3 They're digging in the wrong place.

Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones in Indiana Jones - Raiders of the Lost Ark

4 Archeology is the search for fact... not truth. If it's truth you're interested in, Dr. Tyree's philosophy class is right down the hall.

Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

5 And sometimes animals that went extinct millions of years ago, like dinosaurs, left their blueprints behind for us to find.

Sam Neill as Dr. Alan Grant in Jurassic Park

6 As you dig for artifacts, be sure you don't bury your reputation.

Maurice Evans as Dr. Zaius in Planet of the Apes (1968)

7 The gods of Egypt still live in these hills, in their ruined temples. The ancient spells are weaker, but some of them are still potent.

Boris Karloff as Imhotep in The Mummy (1932)

8 Launchpad, look what you've done to these ancient ruins. -Well, it could have been worse. It could have been something new.

Alan Young as Scrooge Mcduck; Terrence McGovern as Launchpad Mcquack in DuckTales: The Movie (1990)

9 I wonder what's inside. -There's only one way to find out, lads. Start digging.

Alan Young as Scrooge Mcduck in DuckTales: The Movie (1990)

10 Seventy percent of all archeology is done in the library. Research. Reading.

Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade