Day 23: Roman Britain It’s the penultimate day of the Advent Calendar and today we’re digging into the archaeology of Roman Britain with books on brooches, inscriptions, and excavations at Hadrian’s Wall. Apply code ADVENT23 at checkout before midnight on 23rd December 2025 to enjoy 50% off all five books included. Excavations Along Hadrian’s Wall… Read More »Advent Calendar Day 23
Day 22: Cities & Urban Archaeology On Day 22 of the Advent Calendar we’re taking a city break. Explore urbanism in Roman Italy and Ancient Western Thessaly, and visit historic cities including Palmyra and Constantinople. Enjoy 50% off all five books in today’s offer with code ADVENT22 at checkout until midnight on 22nd December 2025.… Read More »Advent Calendar Day 22
Day 21: Religion & Ritual On Day 21 of the Oxbow Advent Calendar our theme is Religion and Ritual. You can read all about Roman religion, Early Christianity in South-West Britain, rituals in Eastern North America and more, and enjoy 50% off all five books included with code ADVENT21 at checkout until midnight on 21st… Read More »Advent Calendar Day 21
Day 20: Plants & Animals For Day 20 of the Advent Calendar we’ve cultivated a selection of brilliant books on Plants and Animals. With volumes on arboriculture, mammals in Ancient Egypt, wild birds in Britain and Ireland and more, you’re sure to find something to make your heart soar. Apply code ADVENT20 at checkout before… Read More »Advent Calendar Day 20
Day 19: The Viking World We know that lots of you will have been eagerly awaiting today’s Advent Calendar theme! Enjoy 50% off five books on a variety of aspects of The Viking World, including magic, migration and martial life. Apply code ADVENT19 at checkout before midnight on 19th December 2025 to redeem this offer.… Read More »Advent Calendar Day 19
Gift the Perfect Read This Christmas! Looking for the perfect holiday gift? We’ve curated a collection of books for everyone on your list, from food lovers and movie buffs to gifts for younger readers. For the Chefs Brunch In London This iconic 432-page book is a cookbook, coffee table book, destination guide and book of… Read More »Script Books Christmas Gift Guide
Some early Christmas post for you: the Oxbow Advent Calendar is back! Once again, we’ll be counting down to Christmas by delivering a festive 50% off five fantastic books on a different archaeological theme every day from 1st-24th December. Make sure to check the front page of the Script Books blog each day to find… Read More »Advent Calendar 2025
Explore how the first farmers of the Mediterranean faced the eternal question of death, and how the study of funerary practices can reveal new ways of imagining life in the past with this blog by the editors of Exploring Death. By Berta Morell-Rovira, F. Xavier Oms, Gerard Remolins & Juan F. Gibaja | 3 min… Read More »Tales of Life and Death in the Western Mediterranean
Across more than a century, the Hitchens family has painted and sculpted its way into the story of British art. From Alfred Hitchens’ traditional portraits and early landscapes, Ivon Hitchens’ luminous abstracted woodland scenes, to John Hitchens’ rhythmic explorations of nature, and finally Simon Hitchens’ sculptural interpretations of form and place, each generation has redefined… Read More »A Dynasty of Art: The Hitchens
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