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Archaeology29
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Historical27
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The Fires of Vesuvius: Pompeii Lost and Found
Mary Beard
4.10 average rating, · 5.6k ratings
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Empire of Gold
Andy McDermott
4.13 average rating, · 4.5k ratings
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River Kings: A New History of the Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Road
Cat Jarman
4.04 average rating, · 4.3k ratings
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Frozen in Time: The Fate of the Franklin Expedition
Owen Beattie
4.10 average rating, · 3.9k ratings
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The Armada Boy
Kate Ellis
4.00 average rating, · 3.4k ratings
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Dinner with King Tut: How Rogue Archaeologists Are Re-creating the Sights, Sounds, Smells, and Tastes of Lost Civilizations
Sam Kean
4.06 average rating, · 3.1k ratings
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The Funeral Boat
Kate Ellis
4.06 average rating, · 2.4k ratings
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Scarecrow / Seven Ancient Wonders
Matthew Reilly
4.33 average rating, · 2.1k ratings
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Roman Ice
Dave Bartell
4.31 average rating, · 1.9k ratings
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In Search of the Dark Ages
Michael Wood
4.02 average rating, · 2.1k ratings
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The Marriage Hearse
Kate Ellis
4.06 average rating, · 1.7k ratings
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The Summoning God
Kathleen O'Neal Gear
4.31 average rating, · 1.5k ratings
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The Blood Pit
Kate Ellis
4.11 average rating, · 1.6k ratings
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The Flesh Tailor
Kate Ellis
4.15 average rating, · 1.5k ratings
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Aku-Aku: The Secret of Easter Island
Thor Heyerdahl
4.00 average rating, · 1.5k ratings
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Embers of the Hands: Hidden Histories of the Viking Age
Eleanor Barraclough
4.04 average rating, · 1.4k ratings
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Amelia Peabody's Egypt
Elizabeth Peters
4.19 average rating, · 1.4k ratings
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The House of Eyes
Kate Ellis
4.13 average rating, · 1.4k ratings
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A History of Ancient Britain
Neil Oliver
4.13 average rating, · 1.3k ratings
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Dead Man's Lane
Kate Ellis
4.14 average rating, · 1.3k ratings
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The Mechanical Devil
Kate Ellis
4.13 average rating, · 1.1k ratings
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Ancient Civilizations of North America
Edwin Barnhart
4.11 average rating, · 1.1k ratings
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In Search of the Old Ones: Exploring the Anasazi World of the Southwest
David Roberts
4.02 average rating, · 1.1k ratings
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The Lost River: On The Trail of the Sarasvati
Michel Danino
4.42 average rating, · 977 ratings
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