April 1, 2017
Written by guest blogger Alice Parkin From practical jokes to proving the existence of Jesus Christ himself, archaeological forgeries and fakes come in all shapes and sizes; and a well-timed… READ MORE
March 29, 2017
How many cities did Alexander name after himself? How about his horse? How big was his army, and how far did his armies march to conquer it? We answer these… READ MORE
March 27, 2017
We take a look at some of the facts and figures about energy and resources and ask – is nuclear the answer?
March 22, 2017
CROSSRAIL EXCAVATIONS AT CHARTERHOUSE COVER IMAGE: CROSSRAIL © Since Crossrail began construction in 2009, huge swathes of London’s hidden past have been uncovered. More than 200 archaeologists have unearthed over 10,000… READ MORE
March 8, 2017
From the sweeping study of gender in antiquity to the biographies of individual women, we’ve got hundreds of books that we could showcase for International Women’s Day. Instead, we’ve hand-picked a… READ MORE
March 1, 2017
BY GUEST WRITER, AUTHOR AND PHOTOGRAPHER DOUG KENNEDY Cover image © Doug Kennedy I have now produced photo books of the Chiltern Hills, the North Downs which stretch from West… READ MORE
February 23, 2017
On April 15th, 2013, near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, two homemade bombs detonated twelve seconds apart, killing three, injuring hundreds, and leading to a four-day manhunt for… READ MORE
February 16, 2017
How can pottery help to explore an archaeological landscape? Guest blogger DR. PHILIP MILLS, co-editor of Forms of Dwelling along with ULLA RAJALA, explains. Landscape archaeology is something that I, as a Roman ceramic… READ MORE
February 8, 2017
From Blue Peter time capsules to Samuel Pepys burying his cheese during the Great Fire of London, humanity has a long history of burying or depositing material goods. What sort… READ MORE
January 25, 2017
It’s Academic Book Week this week – ‘a celebration of the diversity, innovation and influence of academic books’. Here at Oxbow Books, we’ve decided to share a few of our… READ MORE
