Day 21: Religion & Ritual It’s Day 21 of the Advent Calendar and today you can read all about Religion and Ritual with these ten riveting books on the topic. Apply code ADVENT21 at checkout on the Pen and Sword website before midnight on 21st December 2024 to enjoy 50% off the books included. Scroll… Read More »Advent Calendar Day 21
Day 20: Cities & Urban Archaeology On Day 20 of the Advent Calendar we’re taking a city break. From Roman Architecture to Ancient Greek Urbanism and far beyond, you’re sure to find a destination that you love in this collection of brilliant books on Cities and Urban Archaeology. Apply code ADVENT20 at checkout on the… Read More »Advent Calendar Day 20
Day 18: Agriculture & Landscape Archaeology On Day 18 of the Advent Calendar you can walk in a winter wonderland(scape) and familiarise yourself with historic farming practices. Enjoy 50% off ten amazing books on Agriculture and Landscape Archaeology when you apply code ADVENT18 at checkout on the Pen and Sword website before midnight on 18th… Read More »Advent Calendar Day 18
Day 17: Trade, Travel & Economics It’s Day 17 of the Advent Calendar and today, rather fittingly, our delightful deals are all on books about trade, travel and economics! Enjoy 50% off these ten terrific titles on the subject when you apply code ADVENT17 at checkout on the Pen and Sword website before midnight on… Read More »Advent Calendar Day 17
Top 10 facts about the Rude Man of Dorset! As a result of National Trust excavations in 2020, and the subsequent geophysical, land snail and auger surveys in 2023 and 2024, we have learnt much more about the Rude Man of Dorset, otherwise known as the Cerne Abbas Giant. In this blog, Michael J. Allen,… Read More »What you didn’t know about the Cerne Abbas Giant
‘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
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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