Archaeology Books for Fun - In Small Things Forgotten, Part 3 of 3

Finishing up this book, we take a close look at how historical archaeology can tell us a lot about African American history.

We start off with what an excavation taught us about the lives of the residents of the ⁠Parting Ways site⁠ in Massachusetts.

Then we take a look at what archaeology teaches us about African American architecture, foodways, and ceramics.

Next Book

"Stealing History: Tomb Raiders, Smugglers, and the Looting of the Ancient World" by Roger Atwood.

The summary for the book:

"Roger Atwood knows more about the market for ancient objects than almost anyone. He knows where priceless antiquities are buried, who is digging them up, and who is fencing and buying them. In this fascinating book, Atwood takes readers on a journey through Iraq, Peru, Hong Kong, and across America, showing how the worldwide antiquities trade is destroying what's left of the ancient sites before archaeologists can reach them, and thus erasing their historical significance. And it is getting worse.

The discovery of the legendary Royal Tombs of Sipan in Peru started an epidemic. Grave robbers scouring the countryside for tombs--and finding them. Atwood recounts the incredible story of the biggest piece of gold ever found in the Americas, a 2,000-year-old, three-pound masterpiece that cost one looter his life, sent two smugglers to jail, and wrecked lives from Panama to Pennsylvania. Packed with true stories, this book not only reveals what has been found, but at what cost to both human life and history."

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