Author: lstead

The Symbolic Animal

The Symbolic Animal

Here is your sign to learn more about what makes humans ‘symbolic animals’. In this blog, Guido Guarducci, co-editor of Archaeology of Symbols, explores the ways in which people have used… READ MORE

A Date with the Two Cerne Giants

A Date with the Two Cerne Giants

Have you seen the stories about the Cerne Abbas Giant in the news? Want to learn more? Enjoy this exclusive insight into an exciting Windgather Press volume on the subject.

Bringing Past Invisible Economic Processes to Light

Bringing Past Invisible Economic Processes to Light

In this blog, Julia Steding sheds light on what sustainable practices can tell us about past societies, revealing some of the surprising ways in which objects were kept in the economic cycle…

Into the Groove

Into the Groove

This groovy blog by Mike Copper, co-editor of Revisiting Grooved Ware, will take you on a journey from Orkney to Cornwall and beyond, following the rise and demise of Grooved Ware, and revealing the insights into the ‘ Late Neolithic’ that this pottery phenomenon can provide.

Oxbow Advent – Happy Holidays

Oxbow Advent – Happy Holidays

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays from behalf of Casemate Academic and Oxbow Books! Our final gift this year to you is all of the books featured in our Oxbow Advent… READ MORE

Oxbow Advent – Day 24

Oxbow Advent – Day 24

Today’s Oxbow Advent reveal is truly monumental and not just because it’s Christmas Eve! That’s because today’s books all feature iconic castles and monuments throughout time. The books on this… READ MORE

Oxbow Advent – Day 23

Oxbow Advent – Day 23

It’s our penultimate Oxbow Advent reveal, and we hope you’ve been enjoying this year’s advent so far! Today features books on ritual and religion, from ancient Greece to Vikings. The… READ MORE

Oxbow Advent – Day 22

Oxbow Advent – Day 22

With today’s Oxbow Advent reveal, we’re dreaming of picturesque timeless scenes of snowy landscapes… In the archaeological sense, of course! The books on this page (format restrictions apply) are 50%… READ MORE

Oxbow Advent – Day 21

Oxbow Advent – Day 21

Today we’re featuring one of Oxbow’s newest series, Oxbow Classics in Egyptology, with each volume containing a detailed catalog prepared by Flinders Petrie on artifacts collected from his explorations. The… READ MORE

Oxbow Advent – Day 20

Oxbow Advent – Day 20

Day 20 of Oxbow Advent brings you… Archaeological Method & Theory books! The books on this page (format restrictions apply) are 50% off today only by using offer code ADVENT20 during checkout.