Day 13: Funerary Archaeology It’s Day 13 of the Advent Calendar, and today our focus is on Funerary Archaeology. From tombs in Ancient Egypt to an 18th century American burial ground and beyond, find out more about this fascinating subject. Apply code ADVENT13 at checkout before midnight on 13th December 2025 to get 50% off… Read More »Advent Calendar Day 13
Day 12: Scandinavia For Day 12 of the Advent Calendar, we’re making a suitably seasonal stop in Scandinavia! From architecture to agriculture, settlement to sacrifice, explore the rich archaeology and history of this region with these five fascinating books. Apply code ADVENT12 at checkout before midnight on 12th December 2025 to enjoy 50% off all… Read More »Advent Calendar Day 12
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
Want to know more about the latest volume in the Butrint Archaeological Monographs series? This blog by Richard Hodges, co-editor of Butrint 8, is bursting with insider information on the excavations explored in the book, which “aims both to report archaeological discoveries and to provoke a rethinking of some important episodes in Mediterranean archaeology.” By… Read More »Behind the Scenes of Butrint 8
Happy Pride Month! We’re proud to host a prismatic collection of titles and writers that unapologetically amplify the Queer experience—so if you’re still trying to find or foster your Pride, look no further than this list of vividly penned publications from LGBTQIA+ authors that employ poetry, prose, and personal histories to weave a rich tapestry… Read More »Books to Read this Pride Month
In 1984, long before the days of mobile phones and instant messaging, Paul Middleton found myself on an unforgettable journey through Normandy with a convoy of Swedish military vehicle enthusiasts. What began with a vague invite through the MAFVA model club quickly turned into a misadventure involving a converted ambulance, missed ferries, and some very… Read More »Convoys, Camaraderie, and Chaos: My 1984 D-Day Road Trip with the Swedes
Immerse yourself in a fount of information about Roman water displays and discover how these features kept late antique homes cool in both style and temperature with this blog by Ginny Wheeler, author of Water Displays in Domestic Spaces across the Late Roman West By Ginny Wheeler | 6 min read While the late Roman… Read More »Making a Splash: The Many Benefits of Water Displays in Late Antique Residences
This year, to mark both Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day we are highlighting the incredible contribution of women to the archaeology of Iran, from the earliest horizons of humanity through the Islamic period. Learn more about some of the extraordinary female contributors to New Voices in Iranian Archaeology (Oxbow Books, 2024), whose research… Read More »New Voices for Women’s History Month
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