22 Movie Quotes about Archaeology (+ Sound Clips)

Updated: Aug 8, 2025

Memorable quotes about archaeology, selected from famous or less known movies and other sources 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.

Quote from 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.

Quote from 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 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)

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

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.

Quote from 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.