home    documentary    trailer    videos    DVD    bibliography/films   cast    poster    feedback    blog    news   archaeoastronomy in cinema: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)   ©1981 Paramount Pictures. Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) arrives in subterranean Map Room.   ©1981 Paramount Pictures. The 1930's archaeologist translating instructions to find the Well of the Souls.   ©1981 Paramount Pictures. Using the Crystal atop the Staff of Ra, Jones refracts sunbeam to pinpoint Well's location.   Apocalypto    National Treasure    Cast Away   2001: A Space Odyssey    Journey to the Center of the Earth   TransVision, the host of this web site, believes the contextual usage of the images shown above from the copyrighted motion picture "Raiders of the Lost Ark" qualifies as Fair Use under United States copyright law. These images are reproduced as web resolution screenshots for critical commentary in the depiction of archaeoastronomy within dramatic film. TransVision, headquartered in metropolitan Denver, Colorado, USA, is not affiliated with Paramount Pictures, Lucasfilm Ltd., George Lucas or Steven Spielberg, but fully respects their copyrighted intellectual and creative property. We have limited our usage to only three pertinent images of substantially lower resolution than the original film to illustrate a recurring thematic element found occasionally in popular cinema across several decades. Other indiscriminate usage of these images may constitute copyright infringement.