Oxbow Books: 346 books
Fertile Ground
Papers in honour of Susan Limbrey
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2018
The fourteen papers in this volume focus on the environmental archaeology of Britain, uncovering a rich seam of evidence from what might, to the uninitiated, seem like the most unlikely places. They are centred on issues looked at by Susan Limbrey during her career, and presented in her honour on the occasion of her retirement.
by Diane Williams, John R. Kenyon
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2009
The Impact of the Edwardian Castles in Wales publishes the proceedings of a conference held in 2007, a year that marked the seventh centenary of the death of King Edward I, which set out to review recent scholarship on castles that he built in north Wales after two wars, in 1277 and 1282-83 and a...
by Effie Gemi-Iordanou, Stephen Gordon, Robert Matthew
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2014
Whether it is the binding of shattered bones or the creation of herbal remedies, human agency is a central feature of the healing process. Both archaeological and anthropological research has contributed much to our understanding of the performative aspects of medicine. The papers contained in this...
The Tripolye Culture Giant-Settlements in Ukraine
Formation, development and decline
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2012
The crucial role that the Ukrainian 'branch' of the Tripolye culture played in shaping the historical formation of the Ukraine, and indeed that of Europe, is still not fully understood or appreciated. Although we are mostly aware of its finely-crafted and decorated pottery, along with the highly-discussed...
by Eric Boudot, Chris Buckley
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2016
This groundbreaking book documents the weaving traditions and textiles of one of Asia’s most ethnically diverse areas, placing them in a regional context. Based on more than a decade of firsthand study in the field, the authors record the traditions of Miao, Yao, Buyi, Dong, Zhuang, Maonan, Dai...
by David Robinson
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2017
Eighteen papers and six abstracts from the ninth symposium of the Association of Environmental Archaeology held at Roskilde, Denmark, in 1988.
Experimentation and Interpretation
the Use of Experimental Archaeology in the Study of the Past
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2010
In December 2008, a session on Experimental Archaeology was held at TAG in Southampton. Although at first it seemed out-of-place to discuss a topic stemming from science at a theory conference, the contributions demonstrated that many of the best archaeological projects today are those which use methodology...
People with Animals
Perspectives and Studies in Ethnozooarchaeology
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016
People with Animals emphasizes the interdependence of people and animals in society, and contributors examine the variety of forms and time-depth that these relations can take. The types of relationship studied include the importance of manure to farming societies, dogs as livestock guardians, seasonality...
Neanderthals in Wales
Pontnewydd and the Elwy Valley Caves
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2012
The final publication of results of the excavations at Pontnewydd cave in north-east Wales has been eagerly awaited. The site was investigated as part of the Palaeolithic Settlement of Wales Research Programme, which has been responsible for transforming understanding of the nature of human settlement...
Biosphere to Lithosphere
new studies in vertebrate taphonomy
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2005
Taphonomic studies are a major methodological advance, the effects of which have been felt throughout archaeology. Zooarchaeologists and archaeobotanists were the first to realise how vital it was to study the entire process of how food enters the archaeological record, and taphonomy brought to a...
Not Just for Show
The Archaeology of Beads, Beadwork, and Personal Ornaments
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2017
Beads, beadwork, and personal ornaments are made of diverse materials such as shell, bone, stones, minerals, and composite materials. Their exploration from geographical and chronological settings around the world offers a glimpse at some of the cutting edge research within the fast growing field...
Bones and Identity
Zooarchaeological Approaches to Reconstructing Social and Cultural Landscapes in Southwest Asia
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2016
Seventeen papers demonstrate how zooarchaeologists engage with questions of identity through culinary references, livestock husbandry practices and land use. Contributions combine hitherto unpublished zooarchaeological data from regions straddling a wide geographic expanse between Greece in the West...
The Oasis Papers 2
Proceedings of the Second International Conference of the Dakhleh Oasis Project
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2016
This volume of fourteen papers covers the environment, archaeology and conservation of the Dakhleh Oasis, as presented at the Second International Conference of this long-running project (held in Toronto, 1997). Four abstracts from papers not submitted to the published volume are also included, as is the original conference programme.
Down By the River
Archaeological, Palaeoenvironmental and Geoarchaeological Investigations of The Suffolk River Valleys
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2016
East Anglia has long been known for its internationally significant cultural and environmental Palaeolithic archaeology, often overshadowing the potential of its Holocene resource. This volume details the results of 8 years of palaeoenvironmental, archaeological and geoarchaeological investigations...