Archaeology in Fiction

The romance of archaeology is a long-standing one for most people, and you can tell from the numbers of books out about archaeologists and their interesting and occasionally evil ways. Here's a collection of some of the best ways archaeology is used by the fiction writers of today and yesterday.

Articles & Resources Sort By: Guide Picks \| Alphabetical \| Recent All Info About Mystery Books All Info About Mystery Books has a strong bent towards the historical fiction, including archaeology and ancient history. Take a look! Archaeo-Fiction: Amelia Peabody Beginning in 1973, the archaeologist Barbara Mertz, at the time and still a world-class romantic mystery writer known as both Elizabeth Peters and Barbara Michaels, published the first adventures of Victorian spinster Amelia Peabody and her crotchety husband, archaeologist Radcliffe Emerson. Social Science Fiction The fiction of Ursula LeGuin, Octavia Butler, Kate Wilhelm, and Suzette Haden-Elgin, from your About.com Guide The Deserter A new book by mystery writer Jane Langton crosses into the Civil War to track down an ancient case of identity theft. Timeline: The Ultimate Archaeology Trip A new adaptation of the Michael Crichton book called Timeline is set to open Thanksgiving week, 2003. While I haven't seen the movie yet, I have read the book: and it looks like it's going to be a hoot.	More Categories Up a category Archaeology in Fiction, Stories and Novels @

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