Anglo-Saxon & Viking
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Excavations at Oxford Castle 1999-2009 [Hardback]
Julian Munby (Author); Andrew Norton (Author); Daniel Poore (Author); Anne Dodd (Author)
£25.00ISBN: 9781905905454
Published by : Oxford University School of Archaeology
Series: Thames Valley LandscapesMonograph
Volume: 44
Oxford Castle was built in 1071 at the west end of the thriving late Saxon town. Although it was never a castle of the first rank as a royal or seigneurial stronghold, it was an active county castle throughout the medieval period. Largely aba... .... Learn More
Looting or Missioning: Insular and Continental Sacred Objects in Viking Age Contexts in Norway [Hardback]
Egil Mikkelsen (Author)
£48.00Click here for ebook buying options
ISBN: 9781789253184
Published by : Oxbow Books
Until now insular and continental material, mostly metal-work, found in pagan Viking Age graves in Norway, has been interpreted as looted material from churches and monasteries on the British Isles and the Continent. The raiding Vikings brought th... .... Learn More
St Michael's Church, Workington: Excavation of an Early Medieval Cemetery [Paperback]
John Zant (Author); Adam Parsons (Author)
£20.00ISBN: 9781907686313
Published by : Oxford Archaeology North
Series: Lancaster Imprints
Volume: 26
In September 1994, the parish church of St Michael, Workington, was badly damaged by fire, reducing the interior to a shell. The church’s history extends back to at least the twelfth century, and an existing collection of eighth- to eleventh-centu... .... Learn More
Britain in the Age of Arthur: A Military History [Hardback]
Ilkka Syvanne (Author)
£25.00Click here for ebook buying options
ISBN: 9781473895201
Published by : Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Not yet published - available for pre-order
King Arthur is one of the most controversial topics of early British history. Are the legends based on a real historical figure or pure mythological invention? Ilkka Syvanne's study breaks new ground, adopting a novel approach to the sources by ... .... Learn More
The Anglo-Saxon Princely Burial at Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea [Paperback]
Sue Hirst (Author); Christopher Scull (Author)
£15.00ISBN: 9781907586477
Published by : MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology)
In 2003 archaeologists discovered an intact princely burial between busy Priory Crescent and the railway line near Priory Park in Prittlewell. A find of international significance, this is the richest and most important Anglo-Saxon burial found s... .... Learn More
The Viking Way: Magic and Mind in Late Iron Age Scandinavia [Hardback]
Neil Price (Author)
£35.00Click here for ebook buying options
ISBN: 9781842172605
Published by : Oxbow Books
Magic, sorcery and witchcraft are among the most common themes of the great medieval Icelandic sagas and poems, the problematic yet vital sources that provide our primary textual evidence for the Viking Age that they claim to describe. Yet... .... Learn More
Beside the Ocean: Coastal Landscapes at the Bay of Skaill, Marwick, and Birsay Bay, Orkney: Archaeological Research 2003-18 [Hardback]
David Griffiths (Author); Jane Harrison (Author); Michael Athanson (Author)
£45.00Click here for ebook buying options
ISBN: 9781789250961
Published by : Oxbow Books
The Bay of Skaill, Marwick Bay, and Birsay Bay form openings in the high sandstone cliffs of Orkney’s Atlantic coast. These west-facing bays have long been favoured locations for settlement, with access to the ocean, to fresh water, to land a... .... Learn More
Life and Economy at Early Medieval Flixborough, c. AD 600-1000: The Artefact Evidence [eBook (PDF)]
D. H. Evans(Author)
£0.00ISBN: 9781782972853
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Excavations at Flixborough
Volume: 2
Between 1989 and 1991, excavations in the parish of Flixborough, North Lincolnshire, unearthed remains of an Anglo-Saxon settlement associated with one of the largest collections of artefacts and animal bones yet found on such a site. In an unprec... .... Learn More
The Early Medieval Settlement Remains from Flixborough, Lincolnshire: The Occupation Sequence, c. AD 600-1000 [eBook (PDF)]
David Atkinson(Author)
£0.00ISBN: 9781782975632
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Excavations at Flixborough
Volume: 1
Between 1989 and 1991, excavations in the parish of Flixborough, North Lincolnshire, unearthed remains of an Anglo-Saxon settlement associated with one of the largest collections of artefacts and animal bones yet found on such a site. In an unprec... .... Learn More
Exploring Celtic Origins: New Ways Forward in Archaeology, Linguistics, and Genetics [Hardback]
Barry Cunliffe (Editor); John Koch (Editor)
£45.00Click here for ebook buying options
ISBN: 9781789250886
Published by : Oxbow Books
Exploring Celtic Origins is the fruit of collaborative work by researchers in archaeology, historical linguistics, and archaeogenetics over the past ten years. This team works towards the goal of a better understanding of the backgro... .... Learn MoreABOUT OXBOW BOOKS
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