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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All the Emperor's Men: Roman Soldiers and Barbarians on Trajan's Column [Hardback]
John Coulston(Author)
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ISBN: 9781842173008
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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 life... .... 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
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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 interpretation of... .... Learn More -
Towards Skyscape Archaeology [Paperback]
Fabio Silva(Author)
$26.00ISBN: 9781782979555
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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. After the dispu... .... Learn More -
Building for Eternity: The History and Technology of Roman Concrete Engineering in the Sea [Paperback]
C.J. Brandon(Author); R.L. Hohlfelder(Author); M.D. Jackson(Author); J.P. Oleson(Author)
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ISBN: 9781789256369
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One marker of the majesty of ancient Rome is its surviving architectural legacy, the stunning remains of which are scattered throughout the circum-Mediterranean landscape. Surprisingly, one truly remarkable aspect of this heritage remains relative... .... Learn More -
Before the Mast: Life and Death Aboard the Mary Rose [Paperback]
Julie Gardiner(Editor)
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ISBN: 9781789256352
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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 19th July 1545. Trap... .... Learn More -
Everyday Life in Viking-Age Towns: Social Approaches to Towns in England and Ireland, c. 800-1100 [Paperback]
Letty ten Harkel(Editor); D. M. Hadley(Editor)
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ISBN: 9781789255461
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The study of early medieval towns has frequently concentrated on urban beginnings, the search for broadly applicable definitions of urban characteristics and the chronological development of towns. Far less attention has been paid to the experienc... .... Learn More -
Iconic Costumes: Scandinavian Late Iron Age Costume Iconography [Paperback]
Ulla Mannering(Author)
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ISBN: 9781789255478
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Series: Ancient Textiles Series
Volume: 25
This richly illustrated book presents a selection of the rich and varied iconographic material from the Scandinavian Late Iron Age (AD 400-1050) depicting clothed human figures, from an archaeological textile and clothing perspective. The source m... .... Learn More -
Life in the Limes: Studies of the people and objects of the Roman frontiers [Paperback]
Rob Collins(Editor); Frances McIntosh(Editor)
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ISBN: 9781789253856
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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 subject areas. Divided ... .... 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)
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ISBN: 9781789253849
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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 different perspectiv... .... Learn More -
Celtic Art in Europe: Making Connections [Paperback]
Christopher Gosden(Editor); Sally Crawford(Editor); Katharina Ulmschneider(Editor)
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ISBN: 9781789253832
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Nominated for Current Archaeology Book of the Year 2016
The ancient Celtic world evokes debate, discussion, romanticism and mythicism. On the one hand it represents a specialist area of archaeological interest,... .... Learn More
