Oxbow Books Imprint
Oxbow Books publishes about 65 titles a year in the main Oxbow imprint. These include monographs, edited collections of papers and excavation and site reports. Archaeology is our main subject area encompassing all periods from prehistory through classical archaeology, the ancient Near East, Egyptology, the Middle Ages and post-medieval archaeology. Related fields such as environmental archaeology, landscape archaeology, archaeozoology, maritime and underwater archaeology are covered as well as wider examinations of archaeological practice and theory.
See some of our latest and forthcoming titles below or browse our full catalogue here.
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Image, Memory and Monumentality: Archaeological Engagements with the Material World [Paperback]
Andrew Meirion Jones (Editor); Joshua Pollard (Editor); Julie Gardiner (Editor); Michael J. Allen (Editor)
Regular Price: £30.00
Special Price: £24.95
ISBN: 9781782973928
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: PREHISTORIC SOCIETY RESEARCH PAPERS
Volume: 5
Leading scholars in these 29 commissioned papers in honour of Richard Bradley discuss key themes in prehistoric archaeology that have defined his career, such as monumentality, memory, rock art, landscape, material worlds and field practice. T... .... Learn More -
Traditional Buildings in the Oxford Region [Hardback]
John Steane (Author); James Ayres (Author)
Regular Price: £45.00
Special Price: £34.00
ISBN: 9781842174791
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The pivotal position of the Oxford region in the geological and therefore building history of England is of fundamental importance to the study of traditional construction. Oxford occupies a central position on the ancient route b... .... Learn More -
Before the Mast: Life and Death Aboard the Mary Rose [Hardback]
Julie Gardiner (Editor)
Regular Price: £60.00
Special Price: £48.00
ISBN: 9781842175040
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Archaeology of the Mary Rose
Volume: 4
The Mary Rose carried a crew of naval officers and sailors, a fighting force of gunners and soldiers, a Barber-surgeon, several ship's carpenters and skilled navigators. Of nearly 500 men, fewer than 40 survived the sinking on 19t... .... Learn More -
Colchester, Fortress of the War God: an Archaeological Assessment [Hardback]
David Radford (Author); Adrian Gascoyne (Author); Philip Wise (Editor)
Regular Price: £45.00
Special Price: £34.00
ISBN: 9781842175088
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This volume is a critical assessment of the current state of archaeological knowledge of the settlement originally called Camulodunon and now known as Colchester. The town has been the subject of antiquarian interest since the lat... .... Learn More -
The First Farmers of Central Europe: Diversity in LBK Lifeways [Hardback]
Penny Bickle (Editor); Alasdair Whittle (Editor)
Regular Price: £55.00
Special Price: £40.00
ISBN: 9781842175309
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Cardiff Studies in Archaeology
From about 5500 cal BC to soon after 5000 cal BC, the lifeways of the first farmers of central Europe, the LBK culture (Linearbandkeramik), are seen in distinctive practices of longhouse use, settlement forms, landscape choice, su... .... Learn More -
Re-Presenting the Past: Archaeology through Text and Image [Paperback]
Sheila Bonde (Editor); Stephen Houston (Editor)
Regular Price: £25.00
Special Price: £20.00
ISBN: 9781782972310
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Joukowsky Institute Publications
Volume: 2
The archaeological past exists for us through intermediaries. Some are written works, descriptions, narratives and field notes, while others are visual: the drawings, paintings, photographs, powerpoints or computer visualizations ... .... Learn More -
Souvenirs and New Ideas [Paperback]
Diane Fortenberry (Editor)
Regular Price: £25.00
Special Price: £18.00
ISBN: 9781842178157
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During the 18th and 19th centuries, many travellers aimed to record their travels through Egypt, Mesopotamia, the Levant and Turkey by collecting souvenirs and mementos of places they had visited. This natural inclination took man... .... Learn More -
The Coronation Chair and Stone of Scone: History, Archaeology and Conservation [Hardback]
Warwick Rodwell (Author)
Regular Price: £29.95
Special Price: £21.00
ISBN: 9781782971528
Published by : Oxbow Books
Constructed in 1297−1300 for King Edward I, the Coronation Chair ranks amongst the most remarkable and precious treasures to have survived from the Middle Ages. It incorporated in its seat a block of sandstone, which the kin... .... Learn More -
Counting People: A DIY Manual for Local and Family Historians [Paperback]
John Moore (Author)
Regular Price: £17.95
Special Price: £13.50
ISBN: 9781842174807
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Local and family historians are often afraid to use numerical data (Statistics) in their research and writing. Yet numbers are an essential part of much historical work, obviously in population history but also in local studies of... .... Learn More -
Somerset's Peatland Archaeology: Managing and Investigating a Fragile Resource [Hardback]
Richard Brunning (Author)
Regular Price: £40.00
Special Price: £30.00
ISBN: 9781842174883
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The Somerset Levels and Moors are part of a series of coastal floodplains that fringe both sides of the Severn Estuary. These areas have similar Holocene environmental histories and contain a wealth of waterlogged archaeological l... .... Learn More
