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Image of Tre'r Ceri, the hillfort on the south-eastern summit of Yr Eifl

A Tale as Ancient as Time: Exploring the Archaeology of Early Societies in the Llŷn Peninsula

January 20, 2023January 20, 2023 oxbow_booksAuthor Post

Have you ever been to the Llŷn Peninsula? This highly popular holiday destination, with its captivating coastline and magnificent mountains, is widely considered to be one of the most beautiful places in Britain. Something which[…]

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The Mystery of Stonehenge: Aliens, Giants, and Music?

October 25, 2018October 25, 2018 oxbow_booksArchaeology

On 26th October 1918, one hundred years ago, Cecil Chubb gave Stonehenge to the nation, ending the private ownership of the monument. To celebrate, we take a walk through some of the weirdest and wildest[…]

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Relentlessly Plain: Early Pottery in Western Asia

September 4, 2018August 31, 2018 oxbow_booksAuthor Post

It might seem that the large quantities of plain pottery found at Neolithic sites can’t tell us all that much. But as OLIVIER NIEUWENHUYSE, editor of ‘Relentlessly Plain: Seventh Millennium Ceramics at Tell Sabi Abyad, Syria’ explains,[…]

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Times of Their Lives Prehistory Archaeology

The Times of Their Lives: The Future of Studying the Past

July 10, 2018 oxbow_booksAuthor Post

Do authors set out intending to write a benchmark book that may well change the face of their subject area forever, or does it simply evolve along the way? Professor ALASDAIR WHITTLE, author of the[…]

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It’s Not the End of the World

August 16, 2017August 17, 2017 oxbow_booksGreek Archaeology

What causes a society to collapse – and how do people react when it does? Guest blogger KIRA HOPKINS explores the collapse of Mycenaean Greece and its consequences. The causes behind the collapse of societies,[…]

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How undeciphered is an undeciphered script?

July 14, 2017February 12, 2020 oxbow_booksArchaeology

Indiana Jones and the Undeciphered Script? PHILIPPA STEELE, editor of Understanding Relations Between Scripts, takes us on a tour of writing in Bronze Age Greece and how we understand these scripts. As someone who works on[…]

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The Neolithic of Europe: Papers in Honour of Alasdair Whittle

June 6, 2017June 22, 2017 oxbow_booksArchaeology

  Oxbow Books is pleased to announce the publication of The Neolithic of Europe in honour of Alasdair Whittle and his retirement. The book was presented to Professor Whittle at a surprise event last week.[…]

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