Art, Artisans and Apprentices
August 6, 2014
A consideration of the training of artists before the emergence of academies of art inevitably follows a trajectory from the trade to the profession. This was once a sequence of… READ MORE
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A Test of Time and A Test of Time Revisited
July 25, 2014
The great volcanic eruption of the Thera (or Santorini volcano) in the southern Aegean has been central to several archaeological controversies. Originally, the main question was whether this eruption (now… READ MORE
Oxbow publication wins British Archaeological Award for the Best Archaeological Book 2013-14
July 16, 2014
A grand ceremony was held on Monday 14th July at the British Museum to present the British Archaeological Awards for 2014. The occasion was compèred by Loyd Grossman who, following… READ MORE
Mythological Motifs: Tests Set for Men to Win Brides
May 21, 2014
Thanks to a suggestion from my friend and colleague Chris Collard, I included in my new Dictionary of Classical Mythology an “Index of Recurring Motifs”, so that anyone interested in… READ MORE
Searching for Gold – by Marianne Vedeler
May 16, 2014
Marianne Vedeler is Associate professor in Archaeology at Museum of Cultural History, University of Oslo. Her research and publications focus on clothing, style and costume accessories from the Middle Ages…. READ MORE
A Chance Meeting in a Museum – Archaeology in the ‘Land of Tells and Ruins’
May 13, 2014
The volume Archaeology in the ‘Land of Tells and Ruins’ is based on the photographs and accounts made by a former student of the École Biblique et Archéologique Française in… READ MORE
International Congress on Medieval Studies 2014
May 8, 2014
This weekend, Casemate Academic will be attending the 49th International Congress on Medieval Studies in Kalamazoo, Michigan! The annual meeting hosts more than 3000 scholars interested in Medieval Studies, who… READ MORE
American Landscapes at the SAA
May 1, 2014
At last week’s Society for American Archaeology Annual Meeting Oxbow Books had a poster session for its dynamic new series American Landscapes. On hand to talk about the series and… READ MORE
The Medieval Ecclesiastical Vice – a Virtue?
April 23, 2014
Author Toby Huitson takes a look back at what inspired him to write his new book, Stairway to Heaven: The Functions of Medieval Upper Spaces. “I’m sorry to disappoint you,… READ MORE
ARCE 2014 Annual Meeting in Portland, Oregon
April 3, 2014
This weekend, Casemate Academic will be attending The American Research Center in Egypt 2014 Annual Meeting. This will be ARCE’s 65th Annual Meeting, and it will be held at the… READ MORE
