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12 Best Archaeology Books

Goal: Find the best Archaeology books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).

Method:

  1. Search for "best archaeology books" and study the top 5+ pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly here.

12 Best Archaeology Books

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1

1177 B.C.

The Year Civilization Collapsed

by Eric H. Cline

2

Fingerprints of the Gods

by Graham Hancock

Also recommended by:

Joe Rogan, Randall Carlson

3

After the Ice

A Global Human History, 20,000–5000 BC

by Steven Mithen

4

Archaeological Theory

An Introduction

by Matthew Johnson

5

Archaeology

Theories, Methods, and Practice

by Colin Renfrew

6

Come, Tell Me How You Live

An Archaeological Memoir

by Agatha Christie

7

Gods, Graves and Scholars

A Story of Archaeology

by C.W. Ceram

8

In Small Things Forgotten

An Archaeology of Early American Life

by James Deetz

9

Lives in Ruins

Archaeologists and the Seductive Lure of Human Rubble

by Marilyn Johnson

10

The Horse, the Wheel, and Language

How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World

by David W. Anthony

11

The Lost City of the Monkey God

A True Story

by Douglas Preston

12

The Mind in the Cave

Consciousness and the Origins of Art

by David Lewis-Williams

Sources

Edited by

Richard Reis

Software engineer whose passion for tracking book recommendations from podcasts inspired the creation of MRB.

Anurag Ramdasan

Lead investor at 3one4 Capital whose startup expertise and love for books helped shaped MRB and its growth.

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