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[…]
Category: British Archaeology
The Hidden Wonders of Westminster Abbey: Cosmatesque Mosaics & Genuine Crappers
Our editor, JULIE GARDINER, gives us a sneak peek into the production of a unique book, its presentation to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and a few other hidden wonders she came across during the[…]
Did Arthur Really Pull the Sword from the Stone?
Did Arthur really pull a sword from a stone? Can archaeology shed light on myths like these, and can myth shed light on archaeology? In this extract from the newly published Myth & Materiality, JOHN[…]
Game of Thorns: A Medieval Farming Conundrum
Author MARK MCKERRACHER explores the problems and pitfalls of Medieval farming – and how we can hope study farming, farms, livestock and crops through archaeology. Every year, the medieval farmer faced a stark warning: winter[…]
Archaeology, Ecology and Trees
What can trees tell us about the past? What can they tell us about our present? What might they tell the archaeologists of the future? Author RUTH TITTENSOR investigates. Trees of the Past Ancient pollen[…]
Wool: The Wealth of England
An upcoming book from SUSAN ROSE presents a fascinating new exposition on the role of the wool trade in the economy and political history of medieval England. She shares with us some of the locations[…]
Alan Sorrell: The Man Who Created Roman Britain
Alan Sorrell was a celebrated and accomplished artist, most renowned for his meticulously researched archaeological reconstructions. Alan Sorrell: The Man who Created Roman Britain is written by his children, and is the first book to[…]
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Winchester
A city steeped in history, Winchester combines the best of city and country life. To celebrate the publication of the new Winchester volume of the British Historic Towns Atlas Series, which examines the life and[…]
From the Cotswolds to the Chilterns: The Historic Landscape of Oxfordshire
The Society for Landscape Studies and Oxfordshire Architectural and Historical Society will be hosting a conference at St Anne’s College, Oxford on 21st October 2017: From the Cotswolds to the Chilterns The historic landscapes of Oxfordshire[…]