Archaeophilia: The Archaeology Enthusiast's Handbook

Are you an “archaeophile” too?

What were the intentions of the people in Göbeklitepe when they carved giant rocks and placed them in a certain order? How did a Homo sapiens and a Neanderthal feel when they first met? How were the pyramids built? How are ancient Roman structures like the Colosseum still standing?

What could be more fun than wondering about and pondering the daily lives of people who lived in the past? And you don’t have to be an archaeologist to do this! If you’re looking at a worn-out column you saw in an ancient city, a pocket watch from your grandfather, or an old book full of notes you found in a second-hand bookstore and you’re lost in thought about who touched these things and what they might have witnessed, if you’re traveling back in time to those times in your imagination, in short, if you’re someone who is interested in everything old, then you’re an archaeophile!

Written by archaeologist Erman Ertuğrul, Archaeophilia: The Archaeology Enthusiast's Handbook is for all "past enthusiast" minds who want to read answers to the most frequently asked questions about the distant past, given in an easy-to-understand style, without using complicated terms...