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Digging Up the Past

Once upon a time, I thought about pursuing a career in history/archaeology. I didn't, but I have remained fascinated by the subject. Here are some of the best books for the general reader that I have come across.
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1177 Bc (Eric Cline)
1177 Bc
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Eric Cline
After 1177 BC (Cline)
After 1177 BC
2
Cline
Aku Aku (Thor Heyerdahl)
Aku Aku
3
Thor Heyerdahl
Archaeology From Space: How the Future Shapes Our Past (Sarah Parcak)
Archaeology From Space: How the Future Shapes Our Past
4
Sarah Parcak
The Archaeology of the Bible (Magnusson)
The Archaeology of the Bible
5
Magnusson
The Archaeology of the New Testament (Finegan)
The Archaeology of the New Testament
6
Finegan
Archaeology, History, and Custer's Last Battle (Fox)
Archaeology, History, and Custer's Last Battle
7
Fox
Arthur's Britain (Alcock)
Arthur's Britain
8
Alcock
The Bible Among Ruins (Pioske)
The Bible Among Ruins
9
Pioske
The Bible Unearthed: Archeology's New Vision of Ancient Israel and the Origin of Its Sacred Texts (Israel Finkelstein and Neil Asher Silberman)
The Bible Unearthed: Archeology's New Vision of Ancient Israel and the Origin of Its Sacred Texts
10
Israel Finkelstein and Neil Asher Silberman
A Brief History of Stonehenge (Aubrey Burl)
A Brief History of Stonehenge
11
Aubrey Burl
Britain A. D. (Pryor)
Britain A. D.
12
Pryor
Britain BC: Life in Britain and Ireland Before the Romans (Francis Pryor)
Britain BC: Life in Britain and Ireland Before the Romans
13
Francis Pryor
Digging for Richard III: The Search for the Lost King (Mike Pitts)
Digging for Richard III: The Search for the Lost King
14
Mike Pitts
Digging Up the Past (Sir Leonard Woolley)
Digging Up the Past
15
Sir Leonard Woolley
Footsteps (Bruce Norman)
Footsteps
16
Bruce Norman
Gods Graves & Scholars (Ceram)
Gods Graves & Scholars
17
Ceram
The Great Warming (Fagan)
The Great Warming
18
Fagan
The History of Archaeology (Maev Kennedy)
The History of Archaeology
19
Maev Kennedy
A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks (David Gibbins)
A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks
20
David Gibbins
In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great (Michael Woods)
In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great
21
Michael Woods
In Search of the Trojan War (Michael Wood)
In Search of the Trojan War
22
Michael Wood
A Little History of Archaeology (Brian M. Fagan)
A Little History of Archaeology
23
Brian M. Fagan
The Little Ice Age (Brian Fagan)
The Little Ice Age
24
Brian Fagan
Lost City of the Incas (Hiram Bingham)
Lost City of the Incas
25
Hiram Bingham
The Palace of Knossos - Crete (Mario Iozzo)
The Palace of Knossos - Crete
26
Mario Iozzo
The Practical Archaeologist (McIntosh)
The Practical Archaeologist
27
McIntosh
The Quest for Arthur's Britain (Geoffrey Ashe)
The Quest for Arthur's Britain
28
Geoffrey Ashe
The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt (Toby Wilkinson)
The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt
29
Toby Wilkinson
The Sea People (Jörg Müller & Jörg Steiner)
The Sea People
30
Jörg Müller & Jörg Steiner
Shadowlands (Matthew Green)
Shadowlands
31
Matthew Green
Stonehenge Decoded (Hawkins)
Stonehenge Decoded
32
Hawkins
The Story of England (Michael Wood)
The Story of England
33
Michael Wood
The Sumerians (Samuel Noah Kramer)
The Sumerians
34
Samuel Noah Kramer
The Sumerians (C Leonard Woolley)
The Sumerians
35
C Leonard Woolley
The Sutton Hoo Story (Martin Carver)
The Sutton Hoo Story
36
Martin Carver
The Treasures of Ancient Egypt (Egyptian Museum of Cairo)
The Treasures of Ancient Egypt
37
Egyptian Museum of Cairo
Tutankamun: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh (Zahi Hawass)
Tutankamun: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh
38
Zahi Hawass
Tutankhamen's Tomb (Discoverology)
Tutankhamen's Tomb
39
Discoverology
Ulysses Found (Bradford)
Ulysses Found
40
Bradford
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