Archaeologists read a lot but most of what we read does not change way we view and practice archaeology. On today's show, our hosts talk about the books that shaped our careers. Interested in learning about how to use X-Rays and similar technology in archaeology? Check out the linked PaleoImaging course from James Elliot! [https://www.paleoimaging.com/about-the-paleoradiography-course] Connect with James on Twitter: @paleoimaging [https://twitter.com/Paleoimaging] Interested in sponsoring this show or podcast ads for your business? Zencastr makes it really easy! Click this message for more info. [https://zen.ai/thearchaeologyshow] Start your own podcast with Zencastr and get 30% off your first three months with code CRMARCH. Click this message for more information. [https://zencastr.com/pricing?coupon=CRMARCH&fpr=gja1t] For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/crmarchpodcast/240 Links * 2003 Brian Fagan: Before California: An Archaeologist Looks at Our Earliest Inhabitants [https://www.amazon.com/Before-California-Archaeologist-Earliest-Inhabiatants/dp/0742527948/ref=nav_youraccount_switchacct?crid=3VZDTT82GD03P&keywords=before%20california&qid=1653227894&sprefix=before%20california%2Caps%2C158&sr=8-1] * 2002 Eric Twitty: Riches to Rust [https://www.amazon.com/Riches-Rust-Eric-Twitty/dp/1890437603/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=riches%20to%20rust&qid=1653228665&s=books&sprefix=riches%20to%20%2Cstripbooks%2C192&sr=1-1] * 2012 Thomas King: Cultural Resources Laws and Practice. Fourth Edition. [https://www.amazon.com/Cultural-Resource-Practice-Heritage-Management/dp/0759121753] * 2010 Thomas Neuman, Robert Sanford, and Karen Harry: Cultural Resources Archaeology: An Introduction. [https://www.amazon.com/Cultural-Resources-Archaeology-Thomas-Neumann/dp/0759118469/ref=pd_sbs_sccl_2_1/137-7202206-9051800?pd_rd_i=0759118469&pd_rd_r=a2019e47-0bd9-4f73-b534-630437f3b931&pd_rd_w=bG2d2&pd_rd_wg=cJk1r&pf_rd_p=332ad193-f618-461a-9620-42bf983a8f8e&pf_rd_r=JDY8NBFA0X8YQPE1HYDA&psc=1] * 2020 Kisha Supernant, Jane Eva Baxter, Natasha Lyons, and Sonya Atalay (editors): Archaeologies of the Heart. [https://www.amazon.com/Archaeologies-Heart-Kisha-Supernant/dp/303036349X] * 2012 Sonya Atalay: Community-Based Archaeology: Research with, by and for Indigenous and Local Communities. [https://www.amazon.com/Community-Based-Archaeology-Research-Indigenous-Communities/dp/0520273362/ref=pd_sbs_sccl_1_1/137-7202206-9051800?pd_rd_i=0520273362&pd_rd_r=4f5e6c36-c8fe-4198-95d6-1d78667cc920&pd_rd_w=QJDmx&pd_rd_wg=mU1OX&pf_rd_p=332ad193-f618-461a-9620-42bf983a8f8e&pf_rd_r=Q2MQ5NMFWPGP9JK1JEWD&psc=1] * 2011 Marvin Harris: Cows, Pigs, Wars, and Witches. [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00570A2ZG/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1] * 2016 Brian Fagan: Archaeology: A Brief Introduction. [https://www.amazon.com/Archaeology-Introduction-Brian-M-Fagan/dp/1138190314] * 2015 Brian Fagan: Lord and Pharaoh: Carnarvon and the Search for Tutankhamun. [https://www.amazon.com/Lord-Pharaoh-Brian-Fagan/dp/1629581518] * 2011 Adrian Praetzellis: Death by Theory: A Tale of Mystery and Archaeological Theory. [https://www.amazon.com/Death-Theory-Mystery-Archaeological-Revised/dp/0759119589] * 1987 Karl Gurcke: Bricks and Brickmaking: A Handbook for Historical Archaeology. [https://www.amazon.com/Bricks-Brickmaking-Handbook-Historical-Archaeology/dp/0893011185]