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C.W. Ceram

Born

in Berlin, Germany

January 20, 1915

Died

April 12, 1972

Genre

History, Nonfiction, Travel

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C.W. Ceram was the pseudonym of German journalist and author Kurt Wilhelm Marek, known for his popular works about archaeology. He chose to write under a pseudonym to distance himself from his earlier work as a propagandist for the Third Reich.

Ceram was born in Berlin. During World War II, he was a member of the Propagandatruppe. His works from that period include Wir hielten Narvik, 1941, and Rote Spiegel - überall am Feind. Von den Kanonieren des Reichsmarschalls, 1943.

In 1949, Ceram wrote his most famous book, Götter, Gräber und Gelehrte — published in English as Gods, Graves and Scholars: The Story of Archaeology — an account of the historical development of archaeology. Published in 28 languages, Ceram's book eventually received a prin ...more

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Average rating: 4.21 · 2,732 ratings · 242 reviews · 24 distinct works • Similar authors

	Gods, Graves and Scholars: The Story of Archaeology by C.W. Ceram, Sophie Wilkins (Translator), E.B. Garside (Translator) 4.25 avg rating — 2,396 ratings — published 1949 — 124 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Secret of the Hittites: The Discovery of an Ancient Empire 3.89 avg rating — 148 ratings — published 1955 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The First American: The Story of North American Archaeology 4.10 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 1971 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Civiltà al sole: la romanzesca storia delle ricerche archeologiche by C.W. Ceram, Maria Grazia Locatelli (Translator) 3.81 avg rating — 31 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Archaeology of the Cinema 3.79 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1965 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I detectives dell'archeologia. Le grandi scoperte archeologiche nel racconto dei protagonisti by C.W. Ceram, Luciana Bonaca Boccaccio (Traduttore) 3.76 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1965 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Il libro delle piramidi 4.08 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1970 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The March of Archaeology 4.09 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1969 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Picture History of Archaeology 3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1958 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The World of Archaeology 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Archaeology, I found, comprehended all manner of excitement and achievement. Adventure is coupled with bookish toil. Romantic excursions go hand in hand with scholarly self-discipline and moderation. Explorations among the ruins of the remote past have carried curious men all over the face of the earth… Yet in truth, no science is more adventurous than archaeology, if adventure is thought of as a mixture of spirit and deed.”
― C. W. Ceram, Gods, Graves and Scholars: The Story of Archaeology

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“Genius is the ability to reduce the complicated to the simple”
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“Among many other things, genius implies the ability to reduce the complicated to the simple, and to recognize inclusive structural principals.”
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May is another non-fiction month (adventure/travel/archaeology/anthropology). This is the first of our advance polls through September (check your messages...I sent out a broadcast about this to all members).

Gods, Graves, and Scholars

C.W. Ceram

3 votes, 75.0%

The Lost Tomb

Kent R. Weeks

1 vote, 25.0%

Temples, Tombs & Hieroglyphs: A Popular History of Ancient Egypt

Barbara Mertz

0 votes, 0.0%

Neanderthal: Neanderthal Man and the Story of Human Origins

Paul Jordan

0 votes, 0.0%

4 total votes

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