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In September 2022 Oxbow's bookshop and distribution buisness merged with Pen & Sword Books, a family run independent publisher of history books. The  book distribution aspect of our business will continue to bring you some of the best books in the field of archaeology and related disciplines as Casemate UK. The Oxbow Books publishing imprint remains as a separate entity, still sold and distributed exclusively by us.

Geophysical Data in Archaeology Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 88
ISBN: 9781782971443
Pub Date: 07 Mar 2013
Imprint: Oxbow Books
Series: Archaeology Data Service & Digital Antiquity Guides to Good Practice
Description:
Anyone who has tried to archive archaeological geophysics data will have wondered what might be the most comprehensive and practical approach. This question is addressed by this Guide’s extensively revised 2nd edition, which systematically explores what should be included in an Archive, illustrated with relevant examples. A conceptual framework is developed that allows assembling data and meta-data so that they can be deposited with an Archiving Body.
Leatherwork from Qasr Ibrim (Egypt). Part I Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 462
ISBN: 9789088900969
Pub Date: 28 Feb 2013
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Description:
Throughout its long history, stretching from the 25th Dynasty (c. 752-656 BC) to the Ottoman Period (c. 1500-1811 AD), Qasr Ibrim was one of the most important settlements in Egyptian Nubia.
People and the Sea Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 272
ISBN: 9781902771939
Pub Date: 28 Feb 2013
Description:
This volume presents the conclusions of a research assessment funded by English Heritage which drew together the broad community of scholars interested in marine and maritime affairs, with a remit of both quantifying the known record and establishing a clear research agenda for the future. The result is an unrivalled exploration of our maritime heritage and a challenging agenda for the future.Britain is a maritime nation.
Veii. The Historical Topography of the Ancient City Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 432
ISBN: 9780904152630
Pub Date: 21 Feb 2013
Series: Archaeological Monographs of the British School at Rome
Illustrations: 142 illus, 2 colour plates
Description:
During the nineteenth century, antiquarians such as William Gell and George Dennis visited the ancient city of Veii, some 15 km north of Rome, and noted the rapid destruction of its archaeology. The city continued under to be under threat, and in the 1950s was the subject of ground-breaking survey and excavation by John Ward-Perkins. However, the results of his fieldwork were never published fully.
Vesuvian Sigillata at Pompeii Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 162
ISBN: 9780904152623
Pub Date: 21 Feb 2013
Series: Archaeological Monographs of the British School at Rome
Illustrations: 32 illus, 4 colour plates, CD Rom
Description:
The destruction of Pompeii in ad 79 provides a unique opportunity to explore the use of everyday items. It allows us to identify the source and variety of products available within the city, and enables us to track changes in the consumption of goods over time. In this volume, Jaye McKenzie-Clark presents the far-reaching results of her examination of the red slip tableware within three regions of the city.
La Femme Dans la Société Médiévale Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 144
ISBN: 9782840483281
Pub Date: 15 Feb 2013
Imprint: Heimdal
Illustrations: Illustrated throughout
Description:
Florent Véniel offers here the anticipated continuation of La Vie Quotidienne de la femme au Moyen Âge. The medieval woman is presented in the context of her life, in the very heart of her society. Véniel focuses on the relationships in her life: neighbors, husband, community.
Ecology and Enclosure Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 192
ISBN: 9781905119448
Pub Date: 07 Feb 2013
Imprint: Windgather Press
Description:
South Cambridgeshire has some of the richest arable land in England and has been cultivated for millennia. By the turn of the nineteenth century industrialisation and massive population growth had resulted in an enormous increase in the demand for food, which in turn led to enclosure. But this desire to plough every available piece of land resulted in the destruction of many valuable and distinctive habitats that had existed for centuries.
Interpreting the English Village Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 416
ISBN: 9781905119455
Pub Date: 07 Feb 2013
Imprint: Windgather Press
Illustrations: 233 illus
Description:
An original and approachable account of how archaeology can tell the story of the English village. Shapwick lies in the middle of Somerset, next to the important monastic centre of Glastonbury: the abbey owned the manor for 800 years from the 8th to the 16th century and its abbots and officials had a great influence on the lives of the peasants who lived there. It is possible that abbot Dunstan, one of the great reformers of tenth century monasticism directed the planning of the village.
RRP: £29.95
From Primitives to Primates Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 384
ISBN: 9789088900952
Pub Date: 31 Jan 2013
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Description:
Where do our images about early hominids come from? In this fascinating in-depth study, David Van Reybrouck demonstrates how input from ethnography and primatology has deeply influenced our visions about the past from the 19th century to this day – often far beyond the available evidence. Victorian scholars were keen to look at contemporary Australian and Tasmanian aboriginals to understand the enigmatic Neanderthal fossils.
Marine Archaeology Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 110
ISBN: 9781902771915
Pub Date: 31 Jan 2013
Series: CBA Practical Handbook
Description:
Marine Archaeology: A Handbook aims to give easy access to a range of information about the marine historic environment. It provides a useful guide for all those involved in the marine environment, from local authorities to recreational divers and interested amateurs. In recent years there has been increased awareness of both the potential and the fragility of the marine and maritime zones.
Mobility, Meaning and Transformations of Things Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 176
ISBN: 9781842175255
Pub Date: 31 Jan 2013
Imprint: Oxbow Books
Illustrations: b/w illus
Description:
Things travel around the globe: they are shipped as mass consumer goods, or transported as souvenirs or gifts. There are infinite ways for things to be mobile, not only in the era of globalisation but since the beginning of time, as the earliest traces of long distance trading show. This book investigates the mobility of things from archaeological and anthropological perspectives.
The Transport Amphorae and Trade of Cyprus Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 244
ISBN: 9788771242133
Pub Date: 31 Jan 2013
Description:
Placed as a stepping stone on the sea route between Europe and the New East, Cyprus has always been a meeting place of many cultures. Though rarely united politically through many millennia of history - and for extended periods subject to foreign rule - the island nonetheless managed to maintain specific and unique identities. This publication seeks to throw new light on important aspects of the economy of Cyprus between c.
The Value of an Archaeological Open-Air Museum is in its Use Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 300
ISBN: 9789088901034
Pub Date: 31 Jan 2013
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Description:
There are about 300 archaeological open-air museums in Europe. Their history goes from Romanticism up to modern-day tourism. With the majority dating to the past 30 years, they do more than simply present (re)constructed outdoor sceneries based on archaeology.
The Augustinian nunnery of St Mary Clerkenwell, London Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 300
ISBN: 9781901992045
Pub Date: 29 Jan 2013
Series: MoLAS Monograph
Description:
The development of the nunnery site is revealed in this study - from evidence for Iron Age occupation, the nunnery's foundation in 1144 and the expansion of the early convent, through to its conversion in the 16th and 17th centuries to a close of large mansions surrounding the parish church. Drawing together the varied evidence, including illustrations made during the demolition of the nunnery church in 1788-9 and 18th-century surveys, has allowed detailed reconstructions of the church and cloister. Relatively wealthy, located in Londons medieval suburbs and with a dual role as convent and parish church, St Marys story contrasts with that of many other, poorer and more rural, nunneries.
Textile Production and Consumption in the Ancient Near East Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 200
ISBN: 9781842174890
Pub Date: 11 Jan 2013
Imprint: Oxbow Books
Illustrations: 8 colour & 82 b/w illustrations
Description:
In the past, textile production was a key part of all ancient societies. The Ancient Near East stands out in this respect with the overwhelming amount of documentation both in terms of raw materials, line of production, and the distribution of finished products. The thirteen intriguing chapters in Textile Production and Consumption in the Ancient Near East describe the developments and changes from household to standardised, industrialised and centralised productions which take place in the region.
RRP: £38.00
Interpreting Archaeological Topography Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 288
ISBN: 9781842175163
Pub Date: 08 Jan 2013
Imprint: Oxbow Books
Illustrations: 185 col illus
Description:
Airborne Laser Scanning (ALS), or lidar, is an enormously important innovation for data collection and interpretation in archaeology. The application of archaeological 3D data deriving from sources including ALS, close-range photogrammetry and terrestrial and photogrammetric scanners has grown exponentially over the last decade. Such data present numerous possibilities and challenges, from ensuring that applications remain archaeologically relevant, to developing practices that integrate the manipulation and interrogation of complex digital datasets with the skills of archaeological observation and interpretation.