I N C L U D E S A F F I L I A T E L I N K S
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Title: Three Stones Make A WallAuthor: Eric H. Cline
Published: 2017
Language: English
Pages: 480
Rating: 5/5
Summary:
Written by an archeologist with more than thirty years of experience, this takes us through the history of archeology from its conception to its current day form and we explore both how archeologists used to work and work now, as well as numerous archeological sites around the world.
Review:
You know how satisfying it is when you find a book, start reading it and it's exactly what you're looking for? That's the experience I had with this.
What I wanted from this book was an interesting look into the field of archeology, both its history and in its current form and that's exactly what this is. I loved reading about all the different archeology sites, both the ones I'd heard of and the ones I hadn't. I love all the bits of history in here, learning about how we know certain things and just getting to read more about what historical humans were like.
The writing in this book is easy, conversational and readable. There's a lot of information in here, but it's handled well and given to you in a way that's easy to understand. I did try to take my time with this book though, to really let things sink in, as I often do with nonfiction of this type.
I think this works great as an introduction to this field; it doesn't go in depth about everything, but concisely takes us through the most fascinating parts of it, which was really fun. It's also a great bench mark for reading more in depth about different sites and people, which I will definitely be doing. I also actually think I might reread this in a few years time, because I just enjoyed it so much.
You can read more about it on Goodreads
