The most popular archaeology books of 2025

Archaeology books tell the story of the past through what people left behind. Lost cities, tombs, shipwrecks and everyday objects reveal how ancient societies lived, traded and believed. Read about famous excavations, new discoveries and the methods that let us date a pot or read a ruin. This list shows the ones first published in 2025.

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Paul Virilio
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Paul Virilio

Paul Virilio

Published 2025

212 pages

Paper Number 89
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Paper Number 89

Barbara Arroyo, Mary Elizabeth Pye

Published 2025

525 pages

War Essays
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War Essays

Zainab Bahrani

Published 2025

282 pages