Gods, Graves, and Scholars is an accredited book in the archaeology community, illuminating a unique view of how archaeologists of the past made infamous discoveries. The book is split into different sections of ancient places, from ancient Greece to ancient Egypt to Assyria to ancient central America. Gods, Graves, and Scholars were originally written in german by C.W. Ceram in 1941, making the book archaic. This read was nonfictional so there isn't much of a plot. In the beginning, it discusses the incredible finds of Heinrich Schliemann in ancient Greece then transitions to finds of ancient Egypt. After the land of the pharaohs, it moves on to Babylon and Assyria. The last part of the book describes the more recent discoveries compared to the other places, the archaeological finds in ancient Aztec and Mayan empires. It follows a theme of showing different archaeologists dating from 100 B.C to the 19th century in each section. Some names are household while others are unknown to most. Quite frankly this book is only enjoyable to archaeology fanatics. Those who don't enjoy history and archaeology would find the book a bit dull. When I began reading the book it was boring to me however the more I read the more I indulged in it. I enjoyed the history and story behind the archaeologists and all the pictures from the time. I usually enjoy fictional books with plots and twists but this factual book without a plot engaged my mind much more than books like Harry Potter. If I didn't have to read this book for English despite my joy for it, I would not have the patience to read it. It was a tedious read with certain archaic terms and it took me a long time to fully process the information I was reading. Though I am giving this book a generous rating of ⅗, it's due to my love for its reputation and the valuable facts it contains for archaeology history.
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