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The Dirt Brothers
present
Book Reviews
For Amateur & Avocational Archaeologists
Of all of the questions we get here at dirtbrothers.org, none come close in number to the 1000's of queries as to available books on topics ranging from general archaeological field guides and research publications to guides to artifacts to histories of Native Americans and other topics of anthropological interest. 

In this section we will try to provide some of those answers, giving you quick reviews of useful, informative and engaging books,  most from university presses and not usually found in local bookstores. We point you directly to publisher websites where you can immediately purchase books. Our reviews are written for amateur and avocationalist archaeologists who want to learn more about the past in order to enhance their experiences in the field.  Professionals also might find references here to books they may not have seen.

We fully support the university press system. University presses print books no one else will-- these are mostly small print runs and not commercially-feasible for most of the mega-presses to bother with. Buying a book from a small press, or university press, guarantees that future research data will get published!

The Dirt Brothers earn no funds from the sale of these books!
Though we receive complimentary review copies of books from presses, we are in no way obligated to review any particular book. Most books chosen for review are the result of a direct request by our review writers, or result from a request made by one of our site's visitors.

If you have read a book, or know of one we ought to review, drop us an email and we'll get right on it--- send us your book reviews, too!  This page will be constantly updated.


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