Category: Publications

Trailblazing Women From Medieval History

Trailblazing Women From Medieval History

Would you like to discover the lives of inspirational women who lived centuries ago? In this blog, author Susan Signe Morrison talks us through some fearless female figures from the… READ MORE

Current Archaeology Live 2016

Current Archaeology Live 2016

Last weekend Oxbow Books had the pleasure of attending Current Archaeology Live 2016. Hosted by the magazine of the same name, this conference is attended by many archaeologists, from the… READ MORE

Art, Artisans and Apprentices

Art, Artisans and Apprentices

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

Searching for Gold –  by Marianne Vedeler

Searching for Gold – by Marianne Vedeler

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