Top Podcasts for Archaeology Books in 2026

The archaeology books space keeps producing fresh voices and long-running favorites. This list rounds up 21 of the best, including The Ancients, Dan Carlin's Hardcore History, and The History of Egypt Podcast.

The Ancients

A podcast for all ancient history fans! The Ancients is dedicated to discussing our distant past. Featuring interviews with historians and archaeol...

Content:
Ancient TextsArt ArchaeologyHistoryArchaeology Books

Audience:
History Buffs
Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

In "Hardcore History" journalist and broadcaster Dan Carlin takes his "Martian", unorthodox way of thinking and applies it to the past. Was Alexand...

Content:
EducationHistoryVeteran StoriesArchaeology Books

Audience:
History BuffsMilitary EnthusiastsMilitary Veterans

Goal:
Following A StoryGetting Expert InsightsLearning New Skills

Style:
DocumentaryEducationalSolo Commentary

When:
At The GymFocused LearningLong DriveWeekend Deep Dive
The History of Egypt Podcast

Ancient Egypt, from Creation to Cleopatra. This podcast tells the story of pharaonic Egypt "in their own words." Using archaeology, ancient texts, ...

Content:
Ancient TextsArchaeology Books

Style:
Solo Commentary
Time Team

Time Team's Dr Helen Geake and Martyn Williams explore the world of archaeology. Featuring exclusive access to digs and interviews with experts to ...

Content:
Archaeology Books
The Construction Leadership Podcast: Executive Strategies to Build Elite Teams & Consistently Deliver On-Time, Under Budget

Are you spending more time solving problems than actually leading in your construction business? The Construction Leadership Podcast helps executiv...

Content:
BusinessCommercial ConstructionExecutive LeadershipLbm SalesLeadershipArchaeology Books
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Audience:
EntrepreneursConstruction Executives

Goal:
Building A Business
Earth Ancients

Earth Ancients chronicles the growing (and often suppressed) evidence of known and unknown civilizations, their ruined cities, and artifacts develo...

Content:
Archaeology Books
Pre History - the archaeology of the ancient Near East

The Near East - the region known politically as the Middle East - is the home of both a long and eventful history as well as a much longer and fasc...

Content:
Archaeology Books
Maritime Archaeology: Research from the Oxford Centre for Maritime Archaeology (OCMA)

This podcast series presents the fascinating discoveries and results from ongoing archaeological research underwater in the sunken ancient cities o...

Content:
Archaeology Books
The Archaeology Channel - Audio News from Archaeologica

The news of the week in audio, for many years compiled and written by the late Michelle Hilling of Archaeologica, is now the product of our dedicat...

Content:
Archaeology Books
The Archaeology Show

The Archaeology Show is produced by the Archaeology Podcast Network. It's hosted by archaeologist's Chris Webster and Rachel Roden. We will intervi...

Content:
Art ArchaeologyMayan CalendarsArchaeology Books
Seven Ages Audio Journal

The Seven Ages Audio Journal is a podcast that explores history through archaeological discoveries, scientific achievements, and cultural developme...

Content:
Art ArchaeologyArchaeology Books
Archaeology Books for Fun

An archaeology podcast and book club where archaeologists Barbara and Tristan read and discuss archaeology books that make the ancient past approac...

Content:
Book ClubHistoryArchaeology Books

Style:
DocumentaryEducational
Amplify Archaeology Podcast

Dig into Ireland’s past

Content:
Irish CultureArchaeology Books
The Archaeology Podcast Network Feed

Find shows from Cultural Resource Management Archaeology to technology to anarchy to whatever. We cover it all in this feed.

Content:
Archaeology Books
History Detective

History Detective is a podcast for teachers, students and lovers of history. It delves into stories from the past that don’t always get told in the...

Content:
Archaeology Books
New Books in Archaeology

This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episo...

Content:
Art ArchaeologyArchaeology Books
The Shindig | A Rubicon Archaeology Podcast

The Shindig is an award-winning podcast that brings archaeology, history, and heritage to life through engaging conversations and expert insights. ...

Content:
Art ArchaeologyArchaeology Books
The Dirt Podcast

Join Anna and Amber; friends, archaeologists, and big nerds, for an exploration of the lives of people in the past.

Content:
Art ArchaeologyArchaeology Books
Women In Archaeology

Archaeology through a Feminist Lens

Content:
Archaeology Books
Archaeo Book Club

Welcome to the podcast of the Archaeo Book Club, an online community for lovers of archaeology and books! The book club was started back in 2022 as...

Content:
Archaeology Books
Go Dig a Hole

Go Dig a Hole is a podcast that explores all things related to archaeology, with a mission to make better archaeologists and build a more inclusive...

Content:
Archaeology Books