Is there any bearing or historical relevance to the tomb raider games, or otherwise?

I understand that it's based on fantasy/fiction but my question more specifically deals with archeology and the study/findings as a whole.

Vishnu for example and all the stories that followed him are held as fact just on the basis of faith alone. Christianity and Catholicism are no different - in their own right.

So to break it down further, are there archeologists searching for mythical artifacts believed (at one time, or presently) to hold magical powers?