Author: Brian Fagan

Why does archaeology matter? How does studying prehistory help us understand climate change? How can archaeological discoveries challenge contempor...

Humanity''s last major source of food from the wild, and how it enabled and shaped the growth of civilization In this history of fishing-not as spo...

A gripping account of 200 years of archaeological research, excavation and thought, told through the life stories of 70 of the worlds greatest pion...

The Little Ice Age tells the fascinating story of the turbulent, unpredictable, and often very cold years of modern European history. Using sources...

Pulling back the covers on the fascinating, yet often forgotten, history of the bed  If you thought that your bed was only good for sleeping in, ha...

Here is a lavishly illustrated history of North America from first settlement around 15,000 years ago to the arrival of Europeans in the 15th centu...

A learned and lively (Wall Street Journal) history of archaeological adventurewith tales of danger, debate, audacious explorers, and astonishing di...

A learned and lively (Wall Street Journal) history of archaeological adventure-with tales of danger, debate, audacious explorers, and astonishing...