Den berømte og berygtede arkæolog og eventyrer Dr. Indiana Jones bliver hyret af dem amerikanske regering til at finde den tabte Ark. Arken skulle efter sigende indeholde enorme okkulte kræfter og vil derfor måske være det ultimative våben i den forestående 2. Verdenskrig. Men Adolf Hitler har også hørt om arken og sender ondskabsfulde lakajer ud for at sikre sig skatten.
Da Indy befinder sig i en ny æra og nærmer sig pensionering, kæmper Indy med at passe ind i en verden, der ser ud til at være vokset fra ham. Men da tentaklerne fra en alt for velkendt ondskab vender tilbage i form af en gammel rival, må Indy tage sin hat på og tage sin pisk op igen for at sikre, at en gammel og kraftfuld artefakt ikke falder i de forkerte hænder.
Sammen med ægyptologen Evelyn drager eventyren Rick O'Connell ud for at undersøge den 3000 år gamle ægyptiske by, De Dødes By, der siges at gemme på utrolige rigdomme. De får konkurrence af en amerikansk ekspedition, der også er ude efter guld. Uheldigvis gemmer ruinbyen, udover guld, på oldgamle forbandelser, og arkæologerne kommer til at vække mumien Imhotep fra sit årtusindelange fangeskab i sarkofagen.
Taxachaufføren Korben Dallas redder den rødhårede Leeloo fra general Munro's mænd. Pludselig er han den eneste, der kan frelse universet fra den ondskab, som er på vej mod Jorden. De fem elementer må bringes sammen et sted i Ægypten, hvis det onde skal overvindes. Men først må Korben og Leeloo tage kampen op mod den magtbegærlige Zorg.
Den berømte arkæolog Indiana Jones bliver kastet ud i et nyt eventyr, da hans far professor Henry Jones bliver kidnappet af nazister. Indiana Jones' far er nemlig på nippet til at finde Den Hellige Gral, der efter sigende skulle give evigt liv. Nazisterne er på jagt efter Den Hellige Gral, fordi de vil bruge den som det afgørende våben mod de allierede.
En gruppe studerende bliver fanget inde i en mystisk hul, hvor de opdager, at tiden går anderledes under jorden end på overfladen.
USA 1957. Arkæologiprofessoren Indiana Jones underviser stadig på universitet og finder skatte i sin fritid. Derfor er han klar til at tage på ekspedition til Amazonas, da den unge Mutt Williams fortæller, at han ved, hvor Akators legendariske og magiske krystalkranie befinder sig. Men "Indy" er ikke alene i junglen - her er også en flok sovjetiske agenter, der tror, at krystalkraniet kan hjælpe Sovjetunionen med at erobre verdensherredømmet. De vil have fat i kraniet for enhver pris!
Året er 1935. Indiana Jones ankommer til Indien, der stadig hører under britisk styre. Han er blevet bedt om at finde nogle ædle, antikke juveler. I sin jagt på skatten støder han på en hemmelig sekt, der holder slaver og ofrer mennesker.
Lara lever et hemmeligt liv som en eventyrer, der leder efter forsvundne kulturgenstande fra antikken. Møder hun modstand gør hun brug af sine imponerende kampsportsevner.
Arkæologen Benjamin Franklin Gates finder ud af, at der bag den amerikanske uafhængighedserklæring gemmer sig et skattekort over tempelriddernes sagnomspudne skat. Desværre er han kommet til at røbe dette til skattejægeren Ian Howe, og nu er både skat og Uafhængighedserklæringen i fare.
En smuk, ung arkæologi professor - Scarlett (Perdita Weeks) - har fundet et skattekort, der burde lede hende til "the Philosopher’s Stone", en magisk sten, der kan forvandle metal til guld. For at finde skatten må hun bevæge sig dybt ned i Paris' underjordiske huler og gange, og som en del af projektet slæber hun et kamerahold med, der skal dokumentere det hele. Jo dybere de kommer ned i jorden, jo mere får de dog mistanke om, at der er noget helt galt hernede.
I Rom føder Katherine et dødt barn. På hospitalet bytter hendes mand Robert ubemærket barnet ud med et andet, hvis mor er død under fødslen. Det er en stor fejltagelse, for som femårig viser barnet sig at være besat og have skumle kræfter, der slår folk ihjel. Det er tid til at tilkalde eksorcisterne, der for brug for alle deres evner.
Skattejægeren Lara Croft kommer på en livsfarlig opgave, da hun skal opspore Pandoras æske. Legender siger, at alt liv stammer fra denne æske, men at æsken også kan lægge hele jorden øde igen. Under sin jagt på æsken rejser hun til det ene smukke og eksotiske sted efter det andet. Her møder hun adskillige skurke, som også ønsker at få fingre i æsken, bl.a. en skruppelløs terrorist og den kinesiske mafia. Heldigvis er Croft fænomenal på motorcykel, hest og jetski - og samtidig er hun toptrænet, god til kampsport og yderst hurtig på aftrækkeren!
Den handlekraftige skattejæger og arkæolog Ben Franklin Gates har en dårlig dag, da han opdager, at hans familie muligvis har været indblandet i snigmordet på Abraham Lincoln. For at rense sin families navn må Gates findes nogle forsvundne sider af en ældgammel dagbog, og hvis han så samtidig også lige kunne afsløre en verdensomspændende sammensværgelse, ville det være rigtig godt.
Et hold af amerikanske arkæologer afdækker en gammel pyramide begravet dybt under den egyptiske ørken. Da de søge i pyramide s dybder, bliver de håbløst tabt i sine mørke og endeløse katakomberne. Søgning efter en vej ud, bliver de desperate for at søge dagslys igen. De kommer til at indse, at de ikke bare fanget, de bliver jaget.
Katherine Thorn ved ikke, at hendes lille søn dør under fødslen og hendes mand Robert vil gøre alt for at skåne hende fra den forfærdelige nyhed. Han får fat i et andet barn på hospitalet, og Catherine tager drengen til sig i den tro, at det er parrets eget barn. Men noget er helt galt. Da drengens barnepige hænger sig, bliver det klart, at drengen ikke er helt normal. Er han mon personificeringen af Antikrist?
Joan Wilder er en følsom forfatter, der skriver de mest romantiske eventyr. Eventyreren Jack Colton er en mere kontant type. Det umage par ramler sammen i Colombias jungle, og snart går det over stok og sten i den hektiske jagt på en kæmpesmaragd.
Da den modige eventyrer Allan Quartermain hører, at hans bror er forsvundet i Afrika, udskyder han sit bryllup og tager straks af sted for at finde ham. Sammen med sin viljestærke forlovede, der er arkæolog, begiver Quartermain sig ud på endnu et jungleeventyr. Undervejs opdager de den hemmelige sti, der efter sigende skulle føre til den gyldne by og så begynder eventyret...
Allan Quatermain bliver hyret af den skønne Jessie Huston til at finde hendes far, som er opdagelsesrejsende i Afrika. Quatermain må kæmpe mod kannibaler, en jungle fuld af farlige dyr og problemerne med den viljestærke kvinde, som hyrede ham. Men da Quatermain og Huston nærmer sig stedet, hvor hendes far sidst blev set – de legendariske Kong Salomons Miner – møder de mere fare og åndeløs spænding…end de havde håbet på!
Tiden er 2. verdenskrig, stedet en græsk ø under tysk belejring. En gruppe krigsfanger drømmer om at slippe ud af nazisternes kløer - og om at få fingre i den guldformue, som hårdnakkede rygter vil vide er skjult på øen.
Sydney Fox is a professor and globe-trotting "relic hunter" who looks for ancient artifacts to return to museums and/or the descendants of the original owner. She is aided by her linguistic assistant Nigel and occasionally by her somewhat air-headed secretary Claudia. She often ends up battling rival hunters seeking out artifacts for the money.
Jackie Chan teams up in this animé-style adventure with his 11-year-old niece, Jade, traveling the globe to locate a dozen magical talismans before the sinister Dark Hand does. Helping Jackie and Jade is Uncle, a cantankerous but wise antiquities expert. Though officially Jackie works as an archaeologist, in reality he also assists Captain Black, leader of the covert police squad Section 13.
A group of librarians set off on adventures in an effort to save mysterious, ancient artifacts. Based on the series of "The Librarian" movies.
The amazing Taichi Keaton works on cases around the globe that always lead to adventure! He combines his arsenal of multidisciplinary expertise in investigation, archeology, and survival with his experience as a professor, a Falklands Conflict veteran and a SAS agent to unravel the often dangerous challenges in each riveting episode.
Dr Alice Roberts follows a year of British archaeology, joining up the results of digs and investigations the length of the country.
Celebrity archaeologist Rip Digman and his team of experts travel dangerous parts of the world to unearth legendary artifacts and grow their reputations as fearless adventurers.
Renowned safari hunter Allan Quatermain is lured back into the unknown recesses of the African jungles to find a man who disappeared while searching for the fabled King Solomon's Mines--a destination of legendary riches from which no soul has ever returned alive.
Danger Island is a live-action adventure serial produced by Hanna-Barbera and originally broadcast in 1968 as a segment on the Banana Splits Adventure Hour. It was filmed in Mexico and directed by future Superman, Goonies, and Lethal Weapon director Richard Donner and featured Jan-Michael Vincent as Lincoln 'Link' Simmons. The series comprises a 3-hour adventure yarn broken down into 36 short chapters. Each chapter is roughly five minutes long and includes a suspenseful cliffhanger ending that is resolved in the next installment.
Hu Ba Yi, Shirley Yang and Wang Pang Zi explore a mysterious tomb in the Shaanxi region. Shirley Yang travels to the Longling Maze Grottos to investigate unusual patterns on fossil fragments. On the way, she crosses paths with Hu Ba Yi who along with Wang Pang Zi have just escaped from the ancient city. The trio become companions in another tomb-raiding adventure. ~~ Adapted from the 2nd volume in the novel series "Candle in the Tomb" (鬼吹灯) by Zhang Mu Ye (天下霸唱).
Life, death and second chances take center stage in this story about three people whose intertwined destinies travel through space and time with haunting results. It’s the 1980s and Detective Cha Hyung Bin has devoted his life to criminal justice, and his heart to Ha Eun, a bookshop owner suffering from heart disease who keeps her illness a secret. But Cha Hyung Bin isn’t the only one pining after Ha Eun: serial killer Gong Ji Chul has also fallen in love with her. Their lives collide with tragic results, but 30 years later, they’re reincarnated and fate brings them together again. The more time passes, the more their new lives become tangled in the devastating web of history. Will they manage to escape the past, or be forced to come face to face with it?
Archeologist Jack Wilder stumbles upon clues to the whereabouts of the fabled Incan city of El Dorado. He finds himself tracked by a deadly mercenary and captured by the corrupt Peruvian army. He is rescued by an ex-lover, Maria Martinez, who joins him on his quest to find the legendary golden city.
The Last Templar is a four-hour Canadian miniseries, based on the 2005 novel The Last Templar, which aired in the U.S. on January 25 and 26, 2009, starring Mira Sorvino, Scott Foley, Victor Garber, Anthony Lemke, Kenneth Welsh, Danny Blanco Hall and Omar Sharif. The miniseries is produced by Muse Entertainment Enterprises. Emmy Award-winning Robert Halmi Sr., along with Robert Halmi Jr., and Michael Prupas are the executive producers.
An international team of archaeological experts reveal the true stories behind ancient Egypt's most infamous mummies, using modern forensic science, they uncover tales of life and death in one of history's most mysterious civilizations.
Jumping back and forth between modern and medieval France, the lives of two women separated by centuries, are united in their search for an ancient artifact.
Explore the nearly 3000 kilometers of South African coastline – stretching from the desert border with Namibia on the Atlantic coast southwards around the tip of Africa and then north to the border with Mozambique on the Indian Ocean.
Have you ever wondered about who lived in your house before you? Where did they come from? What were their dreams, hopes and fears? And what became of them? "Who's Been Sleeping In My House?" is an Australian series presented by archaeologist Adam Ford exploring the incredible stories that lie between the bricks and mortar of our homes. From the Western Australian goldfields to the tropics of Queensland, Adam peels back the extraordinary lives of everyday Australians - people who lived, loved, bore children and moved on in the great cycle of life. As ghosts of the past, family secrets and architectural surprises are revealed, the present owners' relationships with their homes will be changed forever by the startling mysteries and unexpected revelations Adam unearths. Beneath the floorboards, between the walls, under the eaves, or somewhere deep down in the garden, the secrets of the past are just waiting to be revealed.
It is said to be one of the oldest books in the world. Has it been altered? If yes why? A remarkable journey back in time to see what the Old Testament and the New Testament is hiding from us.
Bonekickers was a BBC drama about a team of archaeologists, set at the fictional Wessex University. It made its début on 8 July 2008 and ran for one series. It was written by Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes creators Matthew Graham and Ashley Pharoah. It was produced by Michele Buck and Damien Timmer of Mammoth Screen Ltd and co-produced with Monastic Productions. Archaeologist and Bristol University academic Mark Horton acted as the series' archaeological consultant. Adrian Lester has described the programme as "CSI meets Indiana Jones [...] There's an element of the crime procedural show, there's science, conspiracy theories – and there's a big underlying mystery that goes through the whole six-episode series." Much of the series was filmed in the City of Bath, Somerset, with locations including the University of Bath campus. Additional locations included Brean Down Fort and Kings Weston House, Chavenage House for episodes 5 & 6 and Sheldon Manor. On 21 November 2008 Broadcast magazine revealed the show would not be returning for a second series.
Archaeologists are making new discoveries about life during the glory days of the Roman Empire.
