Ancient Civilizations - NONFICTION
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Gobekli Tepe: Genesis of the Gods: The Temple of the Watchers and the Discovery of Eden
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Andrew Collins
3.70 avg rating — 624 ratings 2. 
The Sphinx Mystery: The Forgotten Origins of the Sanctuary of Anubis 3.94 avg rating — 87 ratings
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Before the Flood: The Biblical Flood as a Real Event and How It Changed the Course of Civilization
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Ian Wilson
3.74 avg rating — 125 ratings 4. 
Greek Fire, Poison Arrows, and Scorpion Bombs: Biological & Chemical Warfare in the Ancient World
by:
Adrienne Mayor
3.86 avg rating — 1,108 ratings 
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Carthage Must Be Destroyed: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Civilization
by:
Richard Miles
3.95 avg rating — 4,531 ratings 8. 
Helen of Troy: The Story Behind the Most Beautiful Woman in the World
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Bettany Hughes
4.18 avg rating — 1,440 ratings 9. 
The Map of Knowledge: How Classical Ideas Were Lost and Found: A History in Seven Cities
by:
Violet Moller
3.88 avg rating — 2,142 ratings 10. 
In the Shadow of the Sword: The Birth of Islam and the Rise of the Global Arab Empire
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Tom Holland
3.90 avg rating — 5,311 ratings 11. 
Seed of Knowledge, Stone of Plenty: Understanding the Lost Technology of the Ancient Megalith-Builders
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John A. Burke
4.22 avg rating — 27 ratings 
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The Crystal Sun: Rediscovering a Lost Technology of the Ancient World 4.19 avg rating — 37 ratings
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Persian Fire: The First World Empire and the Battle for the West
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Tom Holland
4.17 avg rating — 11,231 ratings 15. 
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The Mummy Congress: Science, Obsession, and the Everlasting Dead
by:
Heather Pringle
4.10 avg rating — 866 ratings 
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Brutus of Troy: And the Quest for the Ancestry of the British
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Anthony Adolph
3.29 avg rating — 17 ratings 
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Parthia: The Forgotten Ancient "Superpower" and Its Role in Biblical History (The Lost Tribes of Israel, 3) 4.19 avg rating — 16 ratings
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The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women across the Ancient World
by:
Adrienne Mayor
4.13 avg rating — 1,245 ratings 
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Lost Civilizations: The Secret Histories and Suppressed Technologies of the Ancients
by:
Jim Willis
4.06 avg rating — 36 ratings 
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Ancient Greece: From Prehistoric to Hellenistic Times
by:
Thomas R. Martin
3.99 avg rating — 2,411 ratings 29. 
The Children of Ra: Artistic, Historical, and Genetic Evidence for Ancient White Egypt
by:
Arthur Kemp
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 19 ratings 31. 
The Poison King: The Life and Legend of Mithradates, Rome's Deadliest Enemy
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Adrienne Mayor
3.95 avg rating — 2,198 ratings 
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Secrets of Ancient America: Archaeoastronomy and the Legacy of the Phoenicians, Celts, and Other Forgotten Explorers
by:
Carl Lehrburger
3.79 avg rating — 33 ratings 35. 
Europe Before Rome: A Site-by-Site Tour of the Stone, Bronze, and Iron Ages
by:
T. Douglas Price
4.23 avg rating — 108 ratings 35. 
The Dream Culture of the Neanderthals: Guardians of the Ancient Wisdom
by:
Stan Gooch
3.63 avg rating — 60 ratings 37. 
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Alexander of Macedon, 356-323 B.C: A Historical Biography
by:
Peter Green
4.20 avg rating — 2,033 ratings 39. 
Ancient High Tech: The Astonishing Scientific Achievements of Early Civilizations
by:
Frank Joseph
3.62 avg rating — 26 ratings 41. 
The Lost Worlds of Ancient America: Compelling Evidence of Ancient Immigrants, Lost Technologies, and Places of Power
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Frank Joseph
3.78 avg rating — 93 ratings 42. 
Lost Cities & Ancient Mysteries of South America (Lost Cities Series) 3.90 avg rating — 155 ratings
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The Lost Civilisations of the Stone Age : A Journey Back to Our Cultural Origins
by:
Richard Rudgley
3.82 avg rating — 264 ratings 43. 
The Pyramids & the Pentagon: The Government's Top Secret Pursuit of Mystical Relics, Ancient Astronauts & Lost Civilizations
by:
Nick Redfern
3.60 avg rating — 210 ratings 45. 
Underground! The Disinformation Guide to Ancient Civilizations, Astonishing Archaeology and Hidden History
by:
Preston Peet
3.85 avg rating — 157 ratings 46. 
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The Lost Colonies of Ancient America: A Comprehensive Guide to the Pre-Columbian Visitors Who Really Discovered America
by:
Frank Joseph
3.89 avg rating — 103 ratings 48. 
The Dancing Goddesses: Folklore, Archaeology, and the Origins of European Dance 4.30 avg rating — 152 ratings
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In Search of the Immortals: Discovering the World's Mummy Cultures
by:
Howard Reid
3.74 avg rating — 46 ratings 50. 
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The Statues that Walked: Unraveling the Mystery of Easter Island
by:
Terry L. Hunt
3.84 avg rating — 651 ratings 52. 
Ancient Mariner: The Arctic Adventures of Samuel Hearne, the Sailor Who Inspired Coleridge's Masterpiece
by:
Ken McGoogan
3.88 avg rating — 88 ratings 54. 
Vanished Civilizations: The Hidden Secrets of Lost Cities and Forgotten Peoples 4.18 avg rating — 74 ratings
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The Atlantis Blueprint: Unlocking the Ancient Mysteries of a Long-lost Civilization
by:
Rand Flem-Ath
3.81 avg rating — 571 ratings 56. 
Wonders of the Ancient World: Antiquity's Greatest Feats of Design and Engineering
by:
Justin Pollard
4.16 avg rating — 63 ratings 56. 
Unlocking the Past: How Archaeologists Are Rewriting Human History with Ancient DNA
by:
Martin Jones
4.05 avg rating — 119 ratings 58. 
The Phaistos Disk: An Account of Its Unresolved Mystery
by:
Thomas Balistier
3.82 avg rating — 11 ratings 58. 
Babylon's Banksters: The Alchemy of Deep Physics, High Finance and Ancient Religion really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 234 ratings
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Warrior Queens: True Stories of Six Ancient Rebels Who Slayed History 3.47 avg rating — 32 ratings
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Iceman: Uncovering the Life and Times of a Prehistoric Man Found in an Alpine Glacier
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Brenda Fowler
3.73 avg rating — 221 ratings 62. 
The Cities of the Sun: Stories of Ancient America Founded on Historical Incidents in the Book of Mormon 1.83 avg rating — 6 ratings
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In Search of the Immortals: Mummies, Death and the Afterlife
by:
Howard Reid
3.74 avg rating — 46 ratings 64. 
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Pagan Magic of the Northern Tradition: Customs, Rites, and Ceremonies
by:
Nigel Pennick
3.86 avg rating — 114 ratings 66. 
Ancient Book of Gad the Seer: Referenced in 1 Chronicles 29:29 and alluded to in 1 Corinthians 12:12 and Galatians 4:26
by:
Ken Johnson
4.48 avg rating — 92 ratings 68. 
Cicero: The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician
by:
Anthony Everitt
3.89 avg rating — 8,071 ratings 
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Sent to Earth: God and the Return of Ancient Disasters
by:
Michael H. Brown
4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings 73. 
Denisovan Origins: Hybrid Humans, Göbekli Tepe, and the Genesis of the Giants of Ancient America
by:
Andrew Collins
3.81 avg rating — 122 ratings 
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Maps of the Ancient Sea Kings: Evidence of Advanced Civilization in the Ice Age 4.04 avg rating — 575 ratings
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The Graves of the Golden Bear: Ancient Fortresses and Monuments of the Ohio Valley
by:
Rick Osmon
3.58 avg rating — 24 ratings 
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Greek Fire, Poison Arrows & Scorpion Bombs: Biological and Chemical Warfare in the Ancient World
by:
Adrienne Mayor
3.86 avg rating — 1,108 ratings 
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PaleoAmerican Ethnic Diversity: Ancient Europeans in North America
by:
Billy Roper
4.31 avg rating — 35 ratings 82. 
Unearthing Ancient America: The Lost Sagas of Conquerors, Castaways, and Scoundrels
by:
Frank Joseph
3.62 avg rating — 74 ratings 83. 
In Search of Our Ancient Ancestors: From the Big Bang to Modern Britain, In Science and Myth
by:
Anthony Adolph
4.13 avg rating — 15 ratings 84. 
The Ancient Paths: Discovering the Lost Map of Celtic Europe
by:
Graham Robb
3.37 avg rating — 952 ratings 85. 
Aliens, Fallen Angels, Nephilim and the Supernatural: Discover Ancient Secrets and Bible Prophecies about the Supernatural
by:
Robert Rite
3.43 avg rating — 14 ratings 86. 
The Ancient Giants Who Ruled America: The Missing Skeletons and the Great Smithsonian Cover-Up 3.55 avg rating — 355 ratings
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Visitors to Ancient America: The Evidence for European and Asian Presence in America Prior to Columbus really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings
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Discovering the Mysteries of Ancient America: Lost History and Legends, Unearthed and Explored
by:
Frank Joseph
4.04 avg rating — 85 ratings 
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Genesis 6 Giants Master Builders of Prehistoric and Ancient Civilizations
by:
Stephen Quayle
4.15 avg rating — 80 ratings 92. 
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One Hundred Thousand Years of Man's Unknown History
by:
Robert Charroux
3.35 avg rating — 79 ratings 95. 
Before the Dawn: Recovering the Lost History of Our Ancestors
by:
Nicholas Wade
3.99 avg rating — 4,643 ratings 96. 
John the Baptist and the Last Gnostics: The Secret History of the Mandaeans 3.32 avg rating — 25 ratings
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The Enemies of Rome: The Barbarian Rebellion Against the Roman Empire 3.82 avg rating — 84 ratings
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How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe
by:
Thomas Cahill
3.81 avg rating — 46,388 ratings 
