Free archaeology books

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 you can read in full for free.

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A view to a kill
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Free

A view to a kill

Gerrit Leendert Dusseldorp

Published 2009

199 pages

Lost kingdoms
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Lost kingdoms

John Guy

Published 2014

317 pages

Beyond barrows
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Beyond barrows

David R. Fontijn, Arjan Louwen, Sasja van der Vaart, Karsten Wentink

Published 2013

279 pages

Background to beakers
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Background to beakers

European Association of Archaeologists. Annual Meeting

Published 2012

203 pages

Enamels of Limoges
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Enamels of Limoges

Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), Réunion des musées nationaux (France), Musée du Louvre (Paris)

Published 1996

478 pages

The Athenian Tribute Lists
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The Athenian Tribute Lists

Benjamin Dean Meritt, H. T. Wade-Gery, Malcolm Francis McGregor

Published 1950

386 pages