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.
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Towards Skyscape Archaeology [Paperback]
Fabio Silva(Author)
$26.00ISBN: 9781782979555
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Oxbow Insights in Archaeology
Volume: 7
The study of beliefs and practices concerning the sky in the past and the uses to which people’s understanding of the sky was put has long been of great interest to archaeologists and the wider public, but also controversial... .... Learn More -
Life in the Limes: Studies of the people and objects of the Roman frontiers [Paperback]
Rob Collins(Editor); Frances McIntosh(Editor)
$55.00ISBN: 9781789253856
Published by : Oxbow Books
Lindsay Allason-Jones has been at the forefront of small finds and Roman frontier research for 40 years in a career focussed on, but not exclusive to, the north of Britain, encompassing an enormous range of object types and subjec... .... Learn More -
The Bell Beaker Transition in Europe: Mobility and local evolution during the 3rd millennium BC [Paperback]
Maria Pilar Prieto Martínez(Editor); Laure Salanova(Editor)
$49.99ISBN: 9781789253849
Published by : Oxbow Books
Could the circulation of objects or ideas and the mobility of artisans explain the unprecedented uniformity of the material culture observed throughout the whole of Europe? The 17 papers presented here offer a range of new and dif... .... Learn More -
Celtic Art in Europe: Making Connections [Paperback]
Christopher Gosden(Editor); Sally Crawford(Editor); Katharina Ulmschneider(Editor)
$55.00ISBN: 9781789253832
Published by : Oxbow Books
The ancient Celtic world evokes debate, discussion, romanticism and mythicism. On the one hand it represents a specialist area of archaeological interest, on the other, it has a wide general appeal. The Celtic world is accessible ... .... Learn More -
Death and Changing Rituals: Function and meaning in ancient funerary practices [Paperback]
J. Rasmus Brandt(Editor); Håkon Roland(Editor); Marina Prusac(Editor)
$49.99ISBN: 9781789253818
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Studies in Funerary Archaeology
Volume: 7
The forms by which a deceased person may be brought to rest are as many as there are causes of death. In most societies the disposal of the corpse is accompanied by some form of celebration or ritual which may range from a simple ... .... Learn More -
Wool Economy in the Ancient Near East and the Aegean: From the Beginnings of Sheep Husbandry to Institutional Textile Industry [Paperback]
Catherine Breniquet(Editor); Cécile Michel(Editor)
$49.99ISBN: 9781789253801
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Ancient Textiles
Volume: 17
The history of the Ancient Near East covers a huge chronological frame, from the first pictographic texts of the late 4th millennium to the conquest of Alexander the Great in 333 BC. During these millennia, different societies dev... .... Learn More -
All the Emperor's Men: Roman Soldiers and Barbarians on Trajan's Column [Hardback]
J. C. Coulston(Author)
Regular Price: $49.99
Special Price: $37.50
ISBN: 9781842173008
Published by : Oxbow Books
Trajan's Column, set up in the heart of Rome, was completed in 113 CE to commemorate the emperor Trajan's wars across the Danube. Its reliefs provide a uniquely detailed picture of the army at war in perfect harmony with Trajan wh... .... Learn More -
Archaeology and Land-use of South-East England to 1066: A Tribute to Peter Drewett [Hardback]
Michael J. Allen(Editor); David Rudling(Editor)
$70.00ISBN: 9781782979623
Published by : Oxbow Books
This new authoritative textbook on the archaeology of Southeast England (principally Kent, Sussex and Surrey) comprises contributions by over 30 leading authorities to provide a comprehensive overview as an informed narrative and ... .... Learn More -
Ancient Effigy Mound Landscapes of Upper Midwestern North America [Paperback]
Robert A. Birmingham(Author)
Regular Price: $34.95
Special Price: $25.95
ISBN: 9781785700873
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: American Landscapes
Between c. AD 700 and 1100, Late Woodland people of the Upper Midwest of North America used the topography and other features of the natural landscape to create vast ceremonial landscapes consisting of thousands of earthen mounds... .... Learn More -
Byzantine Butrint: Excavations and Surveys 1994-99 [Paperback]
Richard Hodges(Author); William Bowden(Author); Kosta Lako(Author)
Regular Price: $46.00
Special Price: $34.50
ISBN: 9781789253436
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: BUTRINT ARCHAEOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS
Volume: 2
The ancient walled town of Butrint sits at the crossroads of the Mediterranean. In its heyday it could command sea-routes up the Adriatic Sea to the north, across the Mediterranean to the west, and south through the Ionian islands.... .... Learn More
