The Past is a Horny Country: Porn Movies and the Image of Archaeology

Abstract

Do you watch porn? Most people lie when answering this question. The pornographic industry would not be as big as it is if nobody consumed it. As with other cultural expressions, archaeology and the past are also represented in porn movies, affecting the public image of our discipline as it does advertising, literature, or cinema. This paper explores and analyses the multiple references to the past and our profession found within the context of pornographic movies and other erotic products, highlighting the potential of pornography as another tool for informal education.

Keywords

• Porn
• Eroticism
• Archaeology
• Image
• Perception
• Education