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This is a popular work that introduces archeology and archaeological research results to a broad audience. According to the order of human historical development, the book provides a relatively systematic summary of archaeologists from various countries around the world, with a special focus on the latest major archaeological discoveries and research results achieved by German archaeologists. It is an important supplement to similar works in Britain, France, the United States and other countries. In vivid and easy-to-understand language, "Archaeological Traces: A Journey Through Human History" summarizes the millions of years of physiological evolution and long-term development of material culture of human beings from the Paleolithic Age, through farming, animal husbandry and settled life in the Neolithic Age, and the gradual emergence of division of labor and differentiation between rich and poor based on the smelting and processing of metals in the Bronze and Iron Ages, which eventually gave rise to social classes and the emergence of ancient world civilizations, all the way to modern history including the Second World War. The author properly captures the characteristics of each historical period of mankind, briefly introduces the evolution and development process of human society, and at the same time highlights the outstanding contribution of archeology in the study of each historical period.