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Archaeology & Anthropology

Step into a world where ruined temples, tribal memory, seafaring expeditions, and ancient rites all whisper clues about who we are and where we came from. This bookshelf ranges from the myths of magic and serpent worship to firsthand journeys across North America, Africa, the Pacific, and the ancient Mediterranean, tracing humanity through custom, language, belief, and buried history. It’s a grand expedition into the origins of culture—part detective story, part voyage, part time machine.

1831 Audiobooks

The Native Races of East Africa

The Native Races of East Africa

by Wilfrid D. (Wilfrid Dyson) Hambly

Fossil Butterflies Memoirs of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, I.

Fossil Butterflies Memoirs of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, I.

by Samuel Hubbard Scudder

Etruscan Tomb Paintings, Their Subjects and Significance

Etruscan Tomb Paintings, Their Subjects and Significance

by Frederik Poulsen

The vale of Lyvennet : its picturesque peeps and legendary lore

The vale of Lyvennet : its picturesque peeps and legendary lore

by John Salkeld Bland

Shores of the Polar Sea: A Narrative of the Arctic Expedition of 1875-6

Shores of the Polar Sea: A Narrative of the Arctic Expedition of 1875-6

by Edward L. (Edward Lawton) Moss

Pere Marquette State Park

Pere Marquette State Park

by Illinois. Department of Conservation

Journal of a Voyage from Okkak, on the Coast of Labrador, to Ungava Bay, Westward of Cape Chudleigh Undertaken to Explore the Coast, and Visit the Esquimaux in That Unknown Region

Journal of a Voyage from Okkak, on the Coast of Labrador, to Ungava Bay, Westward of Cape Chudleigh Undertaken to Explore the Coast, and Visit the Esquimaux in That Unknown Region

by B. G. (Benjamin Gottlieb) Kohlmeister, Georg Kmoch

Vampyrismus

Vampyrismus

by Freiherr van Gerard Swieten

Hindu Magic: An Expose of the Tricks of the Yogis and Fakirs of India

Hindu Magic: An Expose of the Tricks of the Yogis and Fakirs of India

by Hereward Carrington

Life on the Congo

Life on the Congo

by W. Holman (William Holman) Bentley

The Basis of Social Relations: A Study in Ethnic Psychology

The Basis of Social Relations: A Study in Ethnic Psychology

by Daniel G. (Daniel Garrison) Brinton

L'Amérique sous le nom de pays de Fou-Sang

L'Amérique sous le nom de pays de Fou-Sang

by chevalier de Charles Hippolyte Paravey

The Progress of Ethnology An Account of Recent Archaeological, Philological and Geographical Researches in Various Parts of the Globe, Tending to Elucidate the Physical History of Man

The Progress of Ethnology An Account of Recent Archaeological, Philological and Geographical Researches in Various Parts of the Globe, Tending to Elucidate the Physical History of Man

by John Russell Bartlett

Bij de ruïnen van Angkor De Aarde en haar Volken, 1906

Bij de ruïnen van Angkor De Aarde en haar Volken, 1906

by Vicomte de Miramon-Fargues

The monastery of Petschenga : Sketches of Russian Lapland (from historical and legendary sources)

The monastery of Petschenga : Sketches of Russian Lapland (from historical and legendary sources)

by J. A. (Jens Andreas) Friis

Archeology of the lower Mimbres valley, New Mexico

Archeology of the lower Mimbres valley, New Mexico

by Jesse Walter Fewkes

Goodbird the Indian: His Story

Goodbird the Indian: His Story

by Edward Goodbird, Gilbert Livingstone Wilson

Some Immigrant Neighbors

Some Immigrant Neighbors

by John Robertson Henry

Mesa Verde: Junior Ranger Booklet

Mesa Verde: Junior Ranger Booklet

by United States. National Park Service

Societies of the Kiowas

Societies of the Kiowas

by Robert Harry Lowie

Nalakihu-Citadel Trail, Wupatki National Monument, Arizona

Nalakihu-Citadel Trail, Wupatki National Monument, Arizona

by Southwest Parks and Monuments Association

Wijsheid en Schoonheid uit China

Wijsheid en Schoonheid uit China

by Henri Borel

Omwandelingen door een gedeelte van Spanje De Aarde en haar volken, 1868

Omwandelingen door een gedeelte van Spanje De Aarde en haar volken, 1868

by baron Ch. (Charles) Davillier

The First Book of Eskimos

The First Book of Eskimos

by Benjamin Brewster

Elias Lönnrotin matkat I: 1828-1839

Elias Lönnrotin matkat I: 1828-1839

by Elias Lönnrot

Lappalaisten uskonto

Lappalaisten uskonto

by Uno Harva

A history of art in Chaldæa & Assyria, Vol. 1 (of 2)

A history of art in Chaldæa & Assyria, Vol. 1 (of 2)

by Georges Perrot, Charles Chipiez

Eskimo Life

Eskimo Life

by Fridtjof Nansen

Old Indian trails

Old Indian trails

by Walter McClintock

Historic Sites of Lancashire and Cheshire A Wayfarer's Notes in the Palatine Counties, Historical, Legendary, Genealogical, and Descriptive.

Historic Sites of Lancashire and Cheshire A Wayfarer's Notes in the Palatine Counties, Historical, Legendary, Genealogical, and Descriptive.

by James Croston

Lancashire Folk-lore Illustrative of the Superstitious Beliefs and Practices, Local Customs and Usages of the People of the County Palatine

Lancashire Folk-lore Illustrative of the Superstitious Beliefs and Practices, Local Customs and Usages of the People of the County Palatine

by John Harland, Thomas Turner Wilkinson

Beast and Man in India A Popular Sketch of Indian Animals in their Relations with the People

Beast and Man in India A Popular Sketch of Indian Animals in their Relations with the People

by John Lockwood Kipling

Mazes and Labyrinths: A General Account of Their History and Development

Mazes and Labyrinths: A General Account of Their History and Development

by W. H. Matthews

A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume 1 (of 2)

A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume 1 (of 2)

by A. H. (Arthur Hamilton) Smith

The Origin of Man and of His Superstitions

The Origin of Man and of His Superstitions

by Carveth Read

Discoveries in Egypt, Ethiopia and the peninsula of Sinai, in the years 1842-1845, during the mission sent out by his majesty, Frederick William IV of Prussia.

Discoveries in Egypt, Ethiopia and the peninsula of Sinai, in the years 1842-1845, during the mission sent out by his majesty, Frederick William IV of Prussia.

by Richard Lepsius

The Round Towers of Ireland; or, The History of the Tuath-De-Danaans

The Round Towers of Ireland; or, The History of the Tuath-De-Danaans

by Henry O'Brien

The Soul of a People

The Soul of a People

by H. (Harold) Fielding

Phallic Miscellanies Facts and Phases of Ancient and Modern Sex Worship, as Illustrated Chiefly in the Religions of India

Phallic Miscellanies Facts and Phases of Ancient and Modern Sex Worship, as Illustrated Chiefly in the Religions of India

by Hargrave Jennings

Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. — Volume 1 Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition.

Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. — Volume 1 Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition.

by John MacGillivray

La nao Santa María: memória de la Comisión arqueológica ejecutiva, 1892

La nao Santa María: memória de la Comisión arqueológica ejecutiva, 1892

by Spain. Comisión arqueológica ejecutiva

Buchanan's Journal of Man, July 1887 Volume 1, Number 6

Buchanan's Journal of Man, July 1887 Volume 1, Number 6

Buchanan's Journal of Man, February 1887 Volume 1, Number 1

Buchanan's Journal of Man, February 1887 Volume 1, Number 1

Trattato generale di Archeologia e Storia dell'Arte: Italica, Etrusca e Romana

Trattato generale di Archeologia e Storia dell'Arte: Italica, Etrusca e Romana

by Iginio Gentile, Serafino Ricci

Brighter Britain! (Volume 2 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand

Brighter Britain! (Volume 2 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand

by W. Delisle (William Delisle) Hay

Five Years in a Persian Town

Five Years in a Persian Town

by Napier Malcolm

La Sorcière

La Sorcière

by Jules Michelet

China

China

by Sir Henry Arthur Blake

Sieben Jahre in Süd-Afrika. Erster Band. Erlebnisse, Forschungen und Jagden auf meinen Reisen von den Diamantenfeldern zum Zambesi (1872-1879).

Sieben Jahre in Süd-Afrika. Erster Band. Erlebnisse, Forschungen und Jagden auf meinen Reisen von den Diamantenfeldern zum Zambesi (1872-1879).

by Emil Holub

The island of stone money : Uap of the Carolines

The island of stone money : Uap of the Carolines

by William Henry Furness

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 20, No. 563, August 25, 1832

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 20, No. 563, August 25, 1832

by Various Authors

Devil worship : The sacred books and traditions of the Yezidiz

Devil worship : The sacred books and traditions of the Yezidiz

by Isya Joseph

The Nation in a Nutshell

The Nation in a Nutshell

by George M. (George Makepeace) Towle

Outlines of Zuñi Creation Myths Thirteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1891-1892, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1896, pages 321-448

Outlines of Zuñi Creation Myths Thirteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1891-1892, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1896, pages 321-448

by Frank Hamilton Cushing

The Topanga Culture: Final Report on Excavations, 1948

The Topanga Culture: Final Report on Excavations, 1948

by Adan E. (Adan Eduardo) Treganza, Agnes Bierman

Fundamental Peace Ideas including The Westphalian Peace Treaty (1648) and The League Of Nations (1919) in connection with International Psychology and Revolutions

Fundamental Peace Ideas including The Westphalian Peace Treaty (1648) and The League Of Nations (1919) in connection with International Psychology and Revolutions

by Arthur MacDonald

Method in the Study of Totemism

Method in the Study of Totemism

by Andrew Lang

People of Africa

People of Africa

by Edith A. How

Desert and water gardens of the Red Sea : Being an account of the natives and the shore formations of the coast

Desert and water gardens of the Red Sea : Being an account of the natives and the shore formations of the coast

by Cyril Crossland

American Languages, and Why We Should Study Them

American Languages, and Why We Should Study Them

by Daniel G. (Daniel Garrison) Brinton

Memoir of an Eventful Expedition in Central America Resulting in the Discovery of the Idolatrous City of Iximaya, in an Unexplored Region; and the Possession of two Remarkable Aztec Children, Descendants and Specimens of the Sacerdotal Caste, (now nearly extinct,) of the Ancient Aztec Founders of the Ruined Temples of that Country, Described by John L. Stevens, Esq., and Other Travellers.

Memoir of an Eventful Expedition in Central America Resulting in the Discovery of the Idolatrous City of Iximaya, in an Unexplored Region; and the Possession of two Remarkable Aztec Children, Descendants and Specimens of the Sacerdotal Caste, (now nearly extinct,) of the Ancient Aztec Founders of the Ruined Temples of that Country, Described by John L. Stevens, Esq., and Other Travellers.

by Pedro Velasquez

Studies in Central American Picture-Writing First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-80, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 205-245

Studies in Central American Picture-Writing First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-80, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 205-245

by Edward S. (Edward Singleton) Holden

Dead Men Tell Tales

Dead Men Tell Tales

by Harry Rimmer

Among the An-ko-me-nums, or Flathead Tribes of Indians of the Pacific Coast

Among the An-ko-me-nums, or Flathead Tribes of Indians of the Pacific Coast

by Thomas Crosby

Descripción Geografica, Histórica y Estadística de Bolivia, Tomo 1.

Descripción Geografica, Histórica y Estadística de Bolivia, Tomo 1.

by Alcide Dessalines d' Orbigny

Official Report of the Exploration of the Queen Charlotte Islands for the Government of British Columbia

Official Report of the Exploration of the Queen Charlotte Islands for the Government of British Columbia

by Newton H. Chittenden

Chin-Chin; Or, The Chinaman at Home

Chin-Chin; Or, The Chinaman at Home

by Ki-tong Tcheng

21 Jahre in Indien. Dritter Theil: Sumatra.

21 Jahre in Indien. Dritter Theil: Sumatra.

by Heinrich Breitenstein

The romance of excavation : A record of the amazing discoveries in Egypt, Assyria, Troy, Crete, etc.

The romance of excavation : A record of the amazing discoveries in Egypt, Assyria, Troy, Crete, etc.

by David Masters

The Sia (1894 N 11 / 1889-1890 (pages 3-158))

The Sia (1894 N 11 / 1889-1890 (pages 3-158))

by Matilda Coxe Stevenson

Spruce Tree House Trail Guide: Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado

Spruce Tree House Trail Guide: Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado

by Mesa Verde Museum Association, United States. National Park Service

Tusayan katcinas

Tusayan katcinas

by Jesse Walter Fewkes

Palm trees of the Amazon and their uses

Palm trees of the Amazon and their uses

by Alfred Russel Wallace

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 19, No. 539, March 24, 1832

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 19, No. 539, March 24, 1832

by Various Authors

Una excursión a los indios ranqueles - Tomo 2

Una excursión a los indios ranqueles - Tomo 2

by Lucio V. Mansilla

The Irish Penny Journal, Vol. 1 No. 37, March 13, 1841

The Irish Penny Journal, Vol. 1 No. 37, March 13, 1841

by Various Authors

Wrecked on the Feejees

Wrecked on the Feejees

by William S. Cary

Pennsylvania Dutch Guide-Book

Pennsylvania Dutch Guide-Book

by Pennsylvania Dutch Tourist Bureau

The Caddo Indians of Louisiana

The Caddo Indians of Louisiana

by Clarence H. Webb, Hiram F. Gregory

Petrified Forest National Monument (1953)

Petrified Forest National Monument (1953)

by United States. National Park Service

Ons Mooi Indië: Uit Dajakland Kijkjes in het leven van den Koppensneller en zijne omgeving

Ons Mooi Indië: Uit Dajakland Kijkjes in het leven van den Koppensneller en zijne omgeving

by J. Jongejans

Mayan Nomenclature

Mayan Nomenclature

by Charles P. (Charles Pickering) Bowditch

Inducements to the Colored People of the United States to Emigrate to British Guiana

Inducements to the Colored People of the United States to Emigrate to British Guiana

by Richard Hildreth, Edward Carbery

Solens Barn: Bilder från Amerika före Columbus

Solens Barn: Bilder från Amerika före Columbus

by Carl Nissen

Malay Magic Being an introduction to the folklore and popular religion of the Malay Peninsula

Malay Magic Being an introduction to the folklore and popular religion of the Malay Peninsula

by Walter William Skeat

The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851

The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851

by Various Authors

Russia

Russia

by Donald Mackenzie Wallace

Sweden

Sweden

by Victor Alfred Nilsson

Primitive Love and Love-Stories

Primitive Love and Love-Stories

by Henry T. Finck

Elements of Folk Psychology Outline of a Psychological History of the Development of Mankind

Elements of Folk Psychology Outline of a Psychological History of the Development of Mankind

by Wilhelm Max Wundt

The Ancient Cities of the New World Being Travels and Explorations in Mexico and Central America From 1857-1882

The Ancient Cities of the New World Being Travels and Explorations in Mexico and Central America From 1857-1882

by Désiré Charnay

In Northern Mists: Arctic Exploration in Early Times (Volume 2 of 2)

In Northern Mists: Arctic Exploration in Early Times (Volume 2 of 2)

by Fridtjof Nansen

I. Origen de los indios de América. II. Origen y civilizaciones de los indígenas del Perú.

I. Origen de los indios de América. II. Origen y civilizaciones de los indígenas del Perú.

by Carlos Prince

Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793. Vol. I

Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793. Vol. I

by Alexander Mackenzie

Myths and Dreams

Myths and Dreams

by Edward Clodd

Antique Works of Art from Benin Collected by Lieutenant-General Pitt Rivers

Antique Works of Art from Benin Collected by Lieutenant-General Pitt Rivers

by Augustus Henry Lane-Fox Pitt-Rivers

Sinhalese Folklore Notes, Ceylon

Sinhalese Folklore Notes, Ceylon

by Arthur A. Perera

Children of Borneo

Children of Borneo

by Edwin Herbert Gomes

The Negrito and Allied Types in the Philippines and The Ilongot or Ibilao of Luzon

The Negrito and Allied Types in the Philippines and The Ilongot or Ibilao of Luzon

by David P. Barrows

Itinerarium curiosum (centuria I) : or, an account of the antiquities, and remarkable curiosities in nature or art, observed in travels through Great Britain

Itinerarium curiosum (centuria I) : or, an account of the antiquities, and remarkable curiosities in nature or art, observed in travels through Great Britain

by William Stukeley