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* Cited as yet another possible inspiration for [[Indiana Jones]], [[wikipedia:Hiram Bingham III|Hiram Bingham III]] is famous for the rediscovery of the [[Lost World|lost city]] of Machu Picchu. He was also an aviator in World War I.
* Aurel Stein bears conspicuous note, because aside from bringing back spectacular booty (which he indeed did) he brought back records from an isolated outpost left over from the collapse of a past Chinese dynasty. Records which contained [[Sarcasm Mode|exciting]] things rather like,"Farmer Wong has paid his taxes on the land he holds, case dismissed."
* [[Wikipedia:Experimental archaeology|Experimental archaeology]] is a field of archaeology that tests hypothesis on how things worked by building replicas and using them. [[Tobias Capwell|Doctor Toby Capwell]] has jousted in full armor, escorted the remains of a lost king, and organized tests on efficacy of historically patterned armor, all while being a respected historian in the traditional sense.
** [[Wikipedia:Historical European martial arts|Historical European martial arts]] or HEMA is about recreating lost martial technique from surviving historical manuals. Essentially archaeologists who whack eachother with replica (blunt) swords.
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