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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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 mound... .... Learn More -
Animals and Archaeology in Northern Medieval Russia: Zooarchaeological Studies in Novgorod and its Region [Hardback]
Mark Maltby (Editor)
Regular Price: $99.00
Special Price: $75.00
ISBN: 9781842172773
Published by : Oxbow Books
This is the third book in a series on Medieval Novgorod and its surrounds, and deals with a substantial body of animal bones that has been recovered over the last decade. The zooarchaeological evidence is discussed by the editor and a number of... .... 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 who in his own ... .... Learn More -
The Viking Way: Magic and Mind in Late Iron Age Scandinavia [Hardback]
Neil Price(Author)
Regular Price: $49.99
Special Price: $37.50
ISBN: 9781842172605
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Magic, sorcery and witchcraft are among the most common themes of the great medieval Icelandic sagas and poems, the problematic yet vital sources that provide our primary textual evidence for the Viking Age that they claim to desc... .... Learn More -
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 -
The Archaeology of Western Sahara: A Synthesis of Fieldwork, 2002 to 2009 [Hardback]
Jo Clarke(Editor); Nick Brooks(Editor)
Regular Price: $90.00
Special Price: $67.50
ISBN: 9781782971726
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Contrary to much perceived wisdom, the Sahara is a rich and varied tapestry of diverse environments that sustain an array of ecosystems. Throughout its history, the Sahara has been a stage for human evolution, with human habitatio... .... Learn More -
Athenian Potters and Painters Volume II [Paperback]
John H. Oakley(Author); Francis Oakley(Editor); Olga Palagia(Author)
$80.00ISBN: 9781789250596
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This volume presents the proceedings of the second Athenian Potters and Painters conference, which was held at the American School of Classical Studies, Athens 2007. Together with the 1994 conference (Volume I, Oxbow 1997), these ... .... Learn More -
Anthropological Approaches to Zooarchaeology: Colonialism, Complexity and Animal Transformations [Paperback]
Douglas V. Campana(Editor); Pamela Crabtree(Editor); S. D. deFrance(Editor); Justin Lev-Tov(Editor); A. M. Choyke(Editor)
$80.00ISBN: 9781789250589
Published by : Oxbow Books
Animals in complex human societies are often both meal and symbol, related to everyday practice and ritual. People in such societies may be characterized as having unequal access to such resources, or else the meaning of animals m... .... Learn More -
The North Through its Names: A Phenomenology of Medieval and Early-Modern Northern England [Paperback]
David Postles (Author)
$48.00ISBN: 9781785709791
Published by : Oxbow Books
This volume in the English Surnames Survey series looks at the north of England. The definition of what constitutes 'the north' is dependent on a number of variables social, political, cultural, geographic and linguistic. Allied to this, is a... .... Learn More
