The Dawn of Everything (David Graeber and David Wengrow)

in response to Elena

SEEKING: fiction and nonfiction books on ancient history Am dreaming of a book that is the gift meets valley of the girls. IMO the Turkish tv show the gift + Kelly Link’s short story valley of the girls would make an amazing read but I would love any rec for books that: A) are a fascinating read about archeology (even nonfiction) B) delve into ancient history/art/daily life through an archeological (but not white) lens C) are fiction that engage on these topics or involve time travel through ruins (but aren’t a super straight girl romance ala Outlander) Other context: I have read Noah Yuval Hariri (loved sapiens) have also read pretty much every Madeline Miller and Greek/roman mythological story I can get my hands on and the Pompeii trilogy by Elodie Harper.