Oxbow Books Imprint
Oxbow Books publishes about 65 titles a year in the main Oxbow imprint. These include monographs, edited collections of papers and excavation and site reports. Archaeology is our main subject area encompassing all periods from prehistory through classical archaeology, the ancient Near East, Egyptology, the Middle Ages and post-medieval archaeology. Related fields such as environmental archaeology, landscape archaeology, archaeozoology, maritime and underwater archaeology are covered as well as wider examinations of archaeological practice and theory.
See some of our latest and forthcoming titles below or browse our full catalogue here.
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Ancient Effigy Mound Landscapes of Upper Midwestern North America [Paperback]
Robert A. Birmingham (Author)
Regular Price: £38.00
Special Price: £28.50
ISBN: 9781785700873
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: American Landscapes
Not yet published - available for pre-order
Between c. AD 700 and 1100 Late Woodland people of the Upper Midwest used the topography and other features of the natural landscape to create vast ceremonial landscapes consisting of thousands of earthen mounds sculpted into animals and animal ... .... Learn More -
The Juridical Communities of Apulia: Municipal Belonging and Communal Identity in Southern Italy (1442-1541) [Hardback]
Vincenzo Selleri (Author)
£85.00ISBN: 9781463243890
Published by : Gorgias Press
Series: Judaism in Context
Volume: 29
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Maimonides: A Radical Religious Philosopher [Hardback]
Shalom Sadik (Author)
£85.00ISBN: 9781463243913
Published by : Gorgias Press
Series: Judaism in Context
Volume: 30
Shalom Sadik interrogates the nature of Maimonides’ religious philosophy through examination of secrets in the philosopher’s Guide for the Perplexed, the role of dialectic in his philosophy, the relationship between natural law and God’s commandme... .... Learn More -
Ezra and Nehemiah According to the Syriac Peshitta Version with English Translation [Hardback]
John Healey (Editor); George Kiraz (Editor); Joseph Bali (Editor)
£109.00ISBN: 9781463243746
Published by : Gorgias Press
Series: Surath Kthob
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This volume is part of a series of English translations of the Syriac Peshitta, presented along with the Syriac text. The volume has been prepared and translated by an international team of scholars. .... Learn More -
Studies in the Evolution and Formation of the Passover Haggadah [Hardback]
Jay Rovner (Author)
£69.00ISBN: 9781463243760
Published by : Gorgias Press
Series: Judaism in Context
Volume: 27
Not yet published - available for pre-order
The Passover Haggadah, the quintessential Jewish book, began taking shape in the period of the Mishnah and the Talmud (ca. 100-600 CE). Even by 600, it did not look like it does today. Major portions were wanting, for example th... .... Learn More -
Archaeology and Land-use of south-east England to 1066: A Tribute to Peter Drewett [Hardback]
Michael J. Allen (Editor); David Rudling (Editor)
Regular Price: £35.00
Special Price: £25.00
ISBN: 9781782979623
Published by : Oxbow Books
Not yet published - available for pre-order
In this new authoritative textbook on the archaeology of South-East England intended for students, researchers, and those working in commercial archaeology, over 30 leading authors provide a comprehensive overview of the South-East as an informed ... .... Learn More -
Jacob of Sarug's Homily on the Fashioning of Creation [Paperback]
Edward Mathews Jr. (Editor)
£56.00ISBN: 9781463243869
Published by : Gorgias Press
Series: Texts from Christian Late Antiquity
Volume: 67
The Journal of Language Relationship is an international periodical publication devoted to the issues of comparative linguistics and the history of the human language. The Journal contains articles written in English and Russian, as well as scient... .... Learn More -
All the Emperor's Men: Roman Soldiers and Barbarians on Trajan's Column [Hardback]
Jon Coulston (Author)
Regular Price: £45.00
Special Price: £33.75
ISBN: 9781842173008
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Trajan's Column, set up in the heart of Rome, was completed in 113 CE to commemorate the emperor Trajan's wars across the Danube. Its reliefs provide a uniquely detailed picture of the army at war in perfect harmony with Trajan who in his own ... .... Learn More -
Towards Skyscape Archaeology [Paperback]
Fabio Silva (Author)
Regular Price: £15.99
Special Price: £11.99
ISBN: 9781782979555
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Oxbow Insights in Archaeology
Volume: 7
Not yet published - available for pre-order
The study of beliefs and practices concerning the sky in the past and the uses to which people’s understanding of the sky was put has long been of great interest to archaeologists and the wider public, but also controversial. Afte... .... Learn More -
Emerging Horizons. 21st Century Approaches to the Study of Midrash: Proceedings of the Midrash Section, Society of Biblical Literature, volume 9 [Hardback]
W. David Nelson (Editor); Rivka Ulmer (Editor)
£85.00ISBN: 9781463243654
Published by : Gorgias Press
Series: Judaism in Context
Volume: 26
The chapters in Emerging Horizons: 21st Century Approaches to the Study of Midrash pertain to an intriguing midrash that appears in a Masoretic context, the Qur’anic narrative of the red cow, midrashic narratives that rabbinize enemies of Israel, ... .... Learn More
