Best Books on Archaeology & Mysteries

Digs, lost worlds and questions nobody can answer yet. The top-rated non-fiction to read alongside the archaeology & mysteries documentaries.

1. The Lost City of Z by David Grann (3.8/5) - View on Amazon
2. 1491 by Charles C. Mann (4.3/5) - View on Amazon
3. Cradle of Civilization by Samuel Noah Kramer - View on Amazon
4. Stonehenge by Mike Parker Pearson - View on Amazon
5. Stonehenge by Rosemary Hill - View on Amazon
6. Prehistoric Britain by Timothy Darvill - View on Amazon
7. The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber (4.1/5) - View on Amazon
8. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari (4.2/5) - View on Amazon
9. Decoding the Heavens by Jo Marchant - View on Amazon
10. Lost Discoveries by Dick Teresi - View on Amazon
11. Collapse by Jared Diamond (3.7/5) - View on Amazon
12. The Statues That Walked by Terry L. Hunt - View on Amazon
13. Easter Island by JoAnne Van Tilburg - View on Amazon
14. The Lost City of the Monkey God by Douglas Preston (3/5) - View on Amazon
15. Turn Right at Machu Picchu by Mark Adams - View on Amazon
16. Lost Cities of the Ancient World by Paul G. Bahn - View on Amazon
17. Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea by Gary Kinder - View on Amazon
18. Pirate Hunters by Robert Kurson - View on Amazon
19. The Monuments Men by Robert M. Edsel - View on Amazon
20. Endurance by Alfred Lansing (4.6/5) - View on Amazon
21. Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer (4.4/5) - View on Amazon
22. The River of Doubt by Candice Millard (3.8/5) - View on Amazon
23. UFOs by Leslie Kean - View on Amazon
24. The Eerie Silence by Paul Davies - View on Amazon

Best Books on Ancient Mysteries

1. Stonehenge by Mike Parker Pearson - View on Amazon
2. Stonehenge by Rosemary Hill - View on Amazon
3. Prehistoric Britain by Timothy Darvill - View on Amazon
4. The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber (4.1/5) - View on Amazon
5. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari (4.2/5) - View on Amazon
6. Decoding the Heavens by Jo Marchant - View on Amazon
7. Lost Discoveries by Dick Teresi - View on Amazon
8. Collapse by Jared Diamond (3.7/5) - View on Amazon

Best Books on Lost Cities & Treasure

1. The Lost City of Z by David Grann (3.8/5) - View on Amazon
2. The Lost City of the Monkey God by Douglas Preston (3/5) - View on Amazon
3. Turn Right at Machu Picchu by Mark Adams - View on Amazon
4. Lost Cities of the Ancient World by Paul G. Bahn - View on Amazon
5. Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea by Gary Kinder - View on Amazon
6. Pirate Hunters by Robert Kurson - View on Amazon
7. The Monuments Men by Robert M. Edsel - View on Amazon
8. Endurance by Alfred Lansing (4.6/5) - View on Amazon

Best Books on The Unexplained

1. UFOs by Leslie Kean - View on Amazon
2. The Eerie Silence by Paul Davies - View on Amazon
3. Extraterrestrial by Avi Loeb - View on Amazon
4. Abominable Science! by Daniel Loxton - View on Amazon
5. The Search for the Giant Squid by Richard Ellis - View on Amazon
6. Spook by Mary Roach (3.7/5) - View on Amazon
7. Suspicious Minds by Rob Brotherton - View on Amazon
8. Them by Jon Ronson (4/5) - View on Amazon

Best Books on Digs & Discoveries

1. The Buried Book by David Damrosch - View on Amazon
2. Digging Up Armageddon by Eric H. Cline - View on Amazon
3. Archaeology from Space by Sarah Parcak - View on Amazon
4. Three Stones Make a Wall by Eric H. Cline - View on Amazon
5. The Bog People by Peter Vilhelm Glob - View on Amazon
6. The Story of Writing by Andrew Robinson - View on Amazon
7. The Code Book by Simon Singh (4.1/5) - View on Amazon
8. Breaking the Maya Code by Michael D. Coe - View on Amazon