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Pompeii, Machu Picchu, the Valley of the Kings, the Parthenon - the brands of these famous archaeological sites conjure up relationship and mystery. The news headlines is filled with archaeology: treasures found and treasures lost. Archaeological research tantalizes us with possibilities (are modern humans really part Neanderthal?). Where will be the archaeologists behind these testimonies? The type of work do they actually do, and why will it subject? Marilyn Johnson's Lives in Ruins is an absorbing and amusing go through the lives of modern day archaeologists as they perspire under the sun for hints to the puzzle of our recent. Johnson digs and beverages alongside archaeologists, and chases them through the Mediterranean, the Caribbean, and even Machu Picchu. Her content share testimonies about slaves and Glaciers Age hunters, typical military of the American Revolution, Chinese girl warriors, sunken fleets, and mummies. What drives these archaeologists is not the money (meager), the careers (scarce), or the working conditions (dangerous) but their enthusiasm for the testimonies that would often be buried and lost.
