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Archeology

    Has anyone noticed how many archeologists there are in anime?  In CCS Sakura’s dad is an archeologist.  In Yu-Gi-Oh! Everybody’s an archeologist – Bakura’s father, Solomon Moto (that’s Yugi’s grandpa), Pegasus… And in Pokemon there are archeologists everywhere.  It seems to be the most common profession next to all things involving pokemon.  What is up with archeology?