Uncovering a Wealth of Information Using Everyday Objects The tomb of Tutankhamun, opened up by Howard Carter and his team in November 1922, is the only “essentially intact” pharaoh’s tomb to have been found. However the glittering golden artefacts discovered within this royal resting place may have blinded people to the importance of the scientific… Read More »The Real Treasure of Tutankhamun
Here is your sign to learn more about what makes humans ‘symbolic animals’. In this blog, Guido Guarducci, co-editor of Archaeology of Symbols, explores the ways in which people have used symbols throughout history, and continue to do so today, highlighting how this can increase our knowledge of our past. By Guido Guarducci | 2.5… Read More »The Symbolic Animal
Exploring deer parks: our oldest and wildest gardens From art and literature, to royal emblems, to your local pub, the white hart has leapt and gambolled across British history, taking shelter under the ancient trees of deer parks. As part of our National Gardening Day celebrations, John Fletcher, author of Gardens of Earthly Delight, explores… Read More »The Hart of the Matter
Be it medicinal herbs or antibiotics, humans have been healing since there have been humans to heal. As we’re already Putting Science & Medicine Under the Microscope for #WorldHealthDay, why not supplement your knowledge with this globetrotting timeline inspired by just a few of our health-giving titles on the history of medicine?
‘Reduce, Re-use, Recycle’. A much older concept than you might expect… In this blog, Julia Steding sheds light on what sustainable practices can tell us about past societies, revealing some of the surprising ways in which objects were kept in the economic cycle, and encouraging a shift in research agendas. By Julia Steding, co-editor of… Read More »Bringing Past Invisible Economic Processes to Light
What Grooved Ware Can Teach us about Social Developments in the Late 4th and Early 3rd Millennia BC. This groovy blog by Mike Copper, co-editor of Revisiting Grooved Ware, will take you on a journey from Orkney to Cornwall and beyond, following the rise and demise of Grooved Ware, and revealing the insights into the… Read More »Into the Groove
Did you see the stories about the Cerne Abbas Giant in the news back in January? Want to learn more? Enjoy this exclusive insight into a hugely exciting Windgather Press volume on the subject, published August 2024! By Julie Gardiner, Publisher for Oxbow Books, and Michael J. Allen, editor of A Date with the Two… Read More »A Date with the Two Cerne Giants
Voting is now open for the 16th annual Current Archaeology Awards and we have exciting news: not one, but two Oxbow books, as well as a title from Sidestone Press, have been nominated in the Book of the Year Category! These awards are voted for entirely by the public, so do get involved and support… Read More »Current Archaeology ‘Book of the Year’ Nominations 2024
We were recently fortunate enough to sit down for a conversation with Richard Osgood, author of Broken Pots, Mending Lives, which tells the story of Operation Nightingale, the groundbreaking wellbeing initiative using archaeology to help veterans on their journeys to recovery. Scroll down to discover what led Richard to become an archaeologist, learn more about… Read More »A Conversation with Richard Osgood
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