The most popular 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.

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The Lost Tomb
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The Lost Tomb

Douglas Preston, David Grann

Published 2023

212 pages

Forbidden Archeology
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Forbidden Archeology

Michael A. Cremo, Richard L. Thompson

1993 · 1998 edition

914 pages

The bog people
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The bog people

Peter Vilhelm Glob

1971 · 1969 edition

200 pages

Hadrian's Wall
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Hadrian's Wall

Adrian Goldsworthy

2018 · 2022 edition

192 pages