This is a brief history of archaeology that highlights the astonishing discoveries of the world's leading archaeologists. It includes everything from Egyptian tombs, Mayan ruins, Colonial Europe's first footprints in America, the mysteries of Stonehenge, the life of Pompeii, and much, much more. Brian Fagan shares the evolution of archaeology from its inception in the 18th century all the way to the tech-savvy discipline that continues to unearth the past in the 21st century.