by C. W. Ceram · Destino · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788423308675
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«Dioses, tumbas y sabios» is the historical non-fiction work on archaeology by C. W. Ceram, published by Destino in paperback (475 pages, in Spanish).
The book recounts with documentary rigor and an engaging tone how archaeologists rediscovered Troy, Pompeii, the Aztec treasures, Tutankhamun's tomb, Nineveh and the Valley of the Kings. It also explains the decipherment of cuneiform writing and the hardships of those who worked among deserts and libraries to recover the past.
Translation from the German of «Götter, Gräber und Gelehrte: Roman der Archäologie», a work originally published in 1949 and translated by Manuel Tamayo. It is number 12 in the Destinolibro collection.
For those who want to approach history and archaeology without starting from academic manuals, with a narrative and informative read.
