In the upcoming program ‘Walking Britain’s Roman Roads’, Dan Jones traces Britain’s Roman past through six of their roads with help from experts, including Oxbow Books author Dr. Simon Elliott. One of the real pleasures[…]
Old Testament Warriors: The Clash of Cultures in the Ancient Near East
Oxbow Books and Casemate UK author SIMON ELLIOTT discusses his forthcoming book, Old Testament Warriors, an ambitious, accessible book which explores the history of conflict from c. 9000BC to 500BC. My name is Dr Simon Elliott[…]
Stitching it Together – The Lost Art of the Anglo-Saxon World: The Sacred and Secular Power of Embroidery
How does a book on a “Lost Art” come into being? DR. ALEXANDRA LESTER-MAKIN shares how her research into medieval embroidery began, and evolved into the book The Lost Art of the Anglo-Saxon World: The Sacred[…]
Behind the Scenes of TV archaeology with Dr Simon Elliott
From Time Team to Digging for Britain, we’ve always loved to watch archaeology on the small screen. But what’s it really like? DR SIMON ELLIOTT takes us behind the scenes of Great British Dig: History in Your Back[…]
COVID-19 response: our current ordering & processing status
Our warehouses are currently still open, and we are continuing to process and send out orders as normal, although postage, particularly to the European mainland, may be subject to delays. As all of our staff[…]
We Watch Terrible Archaeology Films So That You Don’t Have To: Doom
Let’s face it, archaeology doesn’t exactly get the best representation in popular media. There’s dozens, if not hundreds, of films out there that feature an ‘archaeologist’ as a main character – one who speaks 3[…]
East meets West: Rome & Parthia
In April 2020 the British Museum will host leading international scholars presenting their most recent research on the history, culture and archaeology of the early Parthian Empire. Set against the complex political scenario of Iran,[…]
A Rare Ancient Egyptian Shroud in Norwich
Author FAYE KALLONIATIS delves into the story of one of the many fascinating objects from the Egyptian collection at Norwich Castle Museum – a crumpled textile shroud which turned out to have a captivating story[…]
Now You See It: Radiography on an Industrial Scale
Oxbow Books authors GAYNOR WESTERN and JELENA BEKVALAC discuss what the analysis of human skeletal remains from the Industrial Period in Britain can tell us about ourselves and our health today. Setting off on a[…]