Yale University is a well-regarded university of the United States of America.
History[]
Ark of the Covenant scholar Abner Ravenwood earned degrees at Yale University.[1]
American archaeologist Indiana Jones applied to go there but was rejected; he ultimately attended the University of Chicago instead.[2]
In 1911, Yale archaeologist Hiram Bingham led an expedition to Peru in search of Incan ruins, discovering Machu Picchu after five days of traveling from Cuzco.[3]
By 1920, Professor Henry Walton Jones, Senior was familiar with the songs of Yale college and chanted them to the locals of Mochdref to befriend them.[4]
Peruvian teacher Francisca Uribe Del Arco attended Yale some time before Fall 1937.[5]
Students[]
Behind the scenes[]
In an interview for the tenth issue of The Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine, Julian Glover described his character of Walter Donovan as "a Harvard or Yale man".[6] Whether this means Donovan canonically studied there has yet to be confirmed by Lucasfilm Ltd.
The real world Yale University was used as a filming location for Marshall College in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
Appearances[]
- The Mata Hari Affair (Mentioned only)
- Indiana Jones and the Philosopher's Stone (Mentioned only)
- Indiana Jones and the Arms of Gold (Mentioned only)
- Indiana Jones and the Army of the Dead (Mentioned only)
Sources[]
- Grail Diary
- The Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine 10
- Indiana Jones Explores The Incas (Non-fiction source)
- Raiders of the Lost Ark Sourcebook
- The Lost Journal of Indiana Jones
