It’s Not the End of the World
August 16, 2017
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… READ MORE
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Who Wears the Trousers? The History, Politics and Culture of Trousers
August 2, 2017
The Hemline Index is the apparent correlation of women’s skirt hemlines and stock prices, with mini skirts accompanying economic booms and long skirts accompanying economic busts. The Men’s Underwear Index… READ MORE
Body Snatchers in London’s New Churchyard: New Discoveries from Crossrail Project
July 27, 2017
The Crossrail project, one of the most extensive archaeological programmes ever undertaken in the UK, has given us a unique insight into some of London’s most significant sites. Excavations during… READ MORE
Festival of Archaeology 2017 – Behind the Scenes of the Lost Dark Age Kingdom of Rheged
July 26, 2017
Co-ordinated by the Council for British Archaeology, the Festival of Archaeology offers hundreds of events nationwide, organised by museums, heritage organisations, national and country parks, universities, local societies, and community… READ MORE
Festival of Archaeology 2017 – Behind the Scenes of Wessex Archaeology Publications
July 21, 2017
Co-ordinated by the Council for British Archaeology, the Festival of Archaeology offers hundreds of events nationwide, organised by museums, heritage organisations, national and country parks, universities, local societies, and community… READ MORE
Festival of Archaeology 2017 – Behind the Scenes of British Museum Publications
July 17, 2017
Co-ordinated by the Council for British Archaeology, the Festival of Archaeology offers hundreds of events nationwide, organised by museums, heritage organisations, national and country parks, universities, local societies, and community… READ MORE
How undeciphered is an undeciphered script?
July 14, 2017
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…. READ MORE
Oxbow Books at Leeds International Medieval Congress 2017
July 5, 2017
Leeds IMC is Europe’s largest annual gathering in humanities, drawing over 2,000 participants each year. This year, take a sneak peek at Leeds IMC from Oxbow’s point of view! We’re… READ MORE
Snails in Archaeology and Fruite de Mer
June 22, 2017
Do people really eat common garden snails? How long have snails, shellfish and molluscs been eaten throughout human history? And what can their remains at archaeological sites tell us about… READ MORE
The Neolithic of Europe: Papers in Honour of Alasdair Whittle
June 6, 2017
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… READ MORE
