Oxbow Advent — Day 1
December 1, 2023
Starting things off for this year’s Oxbow Advent are 10 books all about cities and urban archaeology! Books on this page only (format restrictions apply) are 50% off today only… READ MORE
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What’s in a Name?
November 22, 2023
Discover what the Scandinavian-influenced place names of East Anglia can reveal about Viking migration in the region with this blog, in which David Boulton charts out his course from his fascination with cartography as a child, to studying Viking settlement in his homeland of East Anglia.
A Battle Lost – or Won?
November 8, 2023
Despite the historic significance of this clash between Scotland and England, the Battle of Pinkie in 1547 has largely slipped from popular consciousness.
Boats, Basketry, and Botanical Remains
November 1, 2023
Plunge into the submerged site of La Marmotta, one of the earliest Neolithic settlements in the Italian Peninsula, formerly home to farmers, domestic plants and animals.
Not So Eternal Cities
October 24, 2023
In this blog, Robin Rönnlund, author of The Cities of the Plain encourages us to look beyond the Athenian Acropolis and explore the fascinating landscape of Western Thessaly…
Changing Veterans’ Futures by Digging up the Past
October 6, 2023
Uncover the story of Operation Nightingale, the first and largest wellbeing initiative for military servicemen and women using archaeology.
Winged Words
June 16, 2023
In this blog, Dale Serjeantson flies readers back to the mid-first millennium, a moment when human attitudes towards birds changed completely. Explore these changes and the reasons behind them, and uncover the insights that the interpretation of bird remains can provide into an archaeological excavation.
Caroline Wickham-Jones – In Memoriam
April 26, 2023
Caroline Wickham-Jones was an archaeologist, broadcaster and Oxbow author. Her research focused on the earliest people in Scotland, and she was a leading expert on Orkney archaeology. Today would have… READ MORE
Footboards, Film Props and Fragments: Exploring English Medieval Furniture
April 18, 2023
Peter Lindfield talks readers through medieval furniture and provides a sneak peek between the covers of his new book, highlighting the significance of this fascinating piece of Tudor furniture.
The Story behind the Books
April 4, 2023
Are you ever curious about the stories behind your favourite books? In this blog, Natale Barca takes us behind the scenes of the event which led to the start of his life as an author…
