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Hunter-Gatherer Ireland Making connections in an island world

By Graeme Warren An examination of the hunter-gatherer communities of the Irish Mesolithic.

This book focuses on the Irish Mesolithic (6000 – 10,000 years ago), when Ireland was an island world with striking similarities and differences to its European neighbours, particularly in terms of terrestrial ecology. To understand the native hunter-gatherer communities, this book considers the connections established between the people that lived their and their natural surroundings. In doing so, the author provides an understanding of the Irish Mesolithic to shed light on the different ways people have lived on this island.

OX BOW B OOK S Paperback • 9781789256819 • December 2021 • £13.99 • PRE-PUBLICATION PRICE: £11.20 160 pages • b/w illus. | eBook available: 9781789256826

A Welsh Landscape through Time Excavations at Parc Cybi, Holy Island, Anglesey

By Jane Kenney Covers the four year excavation at the archaeologically abundant site of Holy Island, North Wales.

Holy Island is a small island just off the west coat of North Wales. Between 2006 and 2010, excavations took places across over 20 hectares, revealing a busy and complex archaeological landscape. This book examines the information unearthed that revolutionised our understanding of how people have lived in, and transformed, the landscape of Holy Island, and it's broader significance for similar sites across Britain and Ireland.

OX BOW B OOK S Hardback • 9781789256895 • June 2021 • £45.00 • PRE-PUBLICATION PRICE: £36.00 288 pages • b/w and colour illus. | eBook available: 9781789256901

Extracting Stone The Archaeology of Quarry Landscapes

By Anne S. Dowd and Edited by Mary Beth D. Trubbitt Examines activities at 3 major quarries used in the Archaic and Woodland periods, roughly 8,000-1,000 BP. This exciting new addition to the the American Landscapes series provides an in-depth account of how flintknappers obtained and used stone based on archaeological, geological, landscape, and anthropological data.

Featuring case studies from three key regions in North America, this book gives readers a comprehensive view of quarrying activities ranging from extracting the raw material to creating finished stone tools.

A M E R IC A N L A N D S C A P E S | OX B OW B OOK S Paperback • 9781785706240 • November 2021 • £38.00 • PRE-PUBLICATION PRICE: £28.50 240 pages • b/w and colour illus. | eBook available: 9781785706257

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An Introduction to Peatland Archaeology and Palaeoenvironments

By Benjamin R. Gearey and Henry P. Chapman An accessible introduction to the ecology and formation processes of peatlands.

This new title in the Studying Scientific Archaeology series provides an accessible introduction to the ecology and formation processes of peatlands, and to the different archaeological and palaeoenvironmental techniques that have been developed and adapted for the study of these environments. It provides an outline of the major themes and methods and as a guide to other more detailed and technical literature concerning peatland archaeology. The case studies have been selected to illustrate, as far as possible, examples of 'best practice'.

S TUDYI N G S C I EN T I F I C ARCH AEOLOGY | OX B OW B OOK S Paperback • 9781789257557 • December 2021 • £29.95 • PRE-PUBLICATION PRICE: £23.95 160 pages • b/w and colour illus. | eBook available: 9781789257564

The Late Medieval Landscape of North-east Scotland Renaissance, Reformation and Revolution

By Colin Shepherd Paints a picture of rural life within the landscapes of north-east Scotland between the 13th and 18th centuries.

Colin Shepherd paints a picture of rural life within the landscapes of northeast Scotland between the 13th and 18th centuries using documentary, cartographic, and archaeological evidence. He shows how the landscape was ordered by topographic and environmental constraints that resulted in great variation across the region and considers the evidence for the way late medieval lifestyles developed and blended sustainably within their environments to create a patchwork of cultural and agricultural diversity.

W INDGAT H ER P RES S Paperback • 9781914427046 • August 2021 • £39.99 • PRE-PUBLICATION PRICE: £31.99 240 pages • b/w and colour illus. | eBook available: 9781914427053

Fen and Sea Landscape change in south-east Lincolnshire AD 1000-1700

By I. G. Simmons An in-depth analysis of the landscape history of the coast of Lincolnshire.

Renowned environmental archaeologist Ian Simmons synthesises detailed research into the landscape history of the coastal area of Lincolnshire between Boston and Skegness. With many excellent illustrations, Simmons chronicles the ways in which this low coast, backed by a wet fen, displays landscapes with significant differences that contradict the commonly accepted notion of this area as ‘flat’ or uniformly ‘the fens’.

W INDGAT H ER P RES S Paperback • 9781911188964 • October 2021 • £34.99 • PRE-PUBLICATION PRICE: £27.99 224 pages • b/w and colour illus. | eBook available: 9781911188971

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Thomas White Redesigning the northern British landscape

By Deborah Turnbull and Louise Wickham Explores the role of Thomas White in the evolution of northen English desingned landscapes in the 18th century.

This volume aims to restore the reputation of Thomas White, who in his time was as well respected as his fellow landscape designers Lancelot 'Capability' Brown and Humphry Repton. The book focuses on White's known commissions in England and sheds further light on the work of other designers such as Brown and Repton. Also included are plans by White's contemporaries, together with later maps, estate surveys and contemporary illustrations to understand which parts of improvement plans were implemented.

W INDGAT H ER P RES S Paperback • 9781914427008 • December 2021 • £39.99 • PRE-PUBLICATION PRICE: £31.99 288 pages • b/w and colour illus. | eBook available: 9781914427015

Beacons in the Landscape The hillforts of England, Wales and the Isle of Man: Second Edition

By Ian Brown A revised and updated second-edition exploration hillforts.

Hillforts have a profound impact on the landscape but are so little understood. What were they and where are they located? How were they built, what was their function and how did they fit into prehistoric and later society? Lavishly illustrated, this revised and updated second edition of Beacons in the Landscape looks again at these questions in the light of substantial increases in knowledge, but also now includes the outstanding and unusual hillforts of the Isle of Man. W INDGAT H ER P RES S Paperback • 9781911188759 • June 2021 • £39.95 • PRE-PUBLICATION PRICE: £31.95 288 pages • b/w and colour illus. | eBook available: 9781911188766

Interpreting the English Village Landscape and Community at Shapwick, Somerset

By Mick Aston and Christopher Gerrard An original and approachable account of how archaeology can tell the story of the English village.

The Shapwick Project examined the development and history of an English parish and village over a ten thousand-year period. The result is a fascinating study about how the community lived and prospered in Shapwick, as well as the story of the community that uncovered its story.

"Fascinating, compelling and never patronising, this magnificent book is popular archaeology at its best. I cannot recommend it too highly. 10/10." ­—Fortean Times W INDGAT H ER P RES S Paperback • 9781905119455 • February 2013 • £29.95 • SPECIAL OFFER: £23.95 416 pages • 233 illus. | eBook available: 9781909686069

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Medieval Rural Settlement Britain and Ireland, AD 800-1600

By Neil Christie and Paul Stamper A major assessment of the origins, forms, and evolutions of medieval rural settlement in Britain and Ireland.

This volume offers a comprehensive analysis of early to late medieval settlement, land use, economics and population, bringing together evidence drawn from archaeological excavations and surveys, historical geographical analysis, and documentary and place-name study. Extensively illustrated and written by expert contributors, the volume includes a comprehensive, integrated bibliography and an index.

W INDGAT H ER P RES S Paperback • 9781911188674 • January 2021 • £25.00 • SPECIAL OFFER: £20.00 304 pages | eBook available: 9781905119653

Living off the Land Agriculture in Wales c. 400–1600 AD

Edited by Rhiannon Comeau and Andy Seaman Sets Welsh medieval agricultural landscapes in a broader British context and demonstrates how it can illuminate archaeological and historical research.

This is the first book for a generation on medieval agriculture in Wales, presenting evidence which is of considerable relevance to those studying the development of the early medieval landscapes of England and Ireland.

The essays confront the paradox that, though agriculture lay at the heart of medieval society, understanding of what this meant for Wales remains limited. Themes covered include the use of infield-outfield systems, seasonal land use and its impact on territorial and estate structures, and regional variation.

W INDGAT H ER P RES S Paperback • 9781911188391 • July 2019 • £34.99 • SPECIAL OFFER: £27.99 264 pages | eBook available: 9781911188407

The Anglo-Saxon Fenland

By Susan Oosthuizen Interdisciplinary history of the Anglo-Saxon fenland combining historical, ecological and archaeological data Archaeologies and histories of the fens of eastern England, continue to suggest, explicitly or by implication, that the early medieval fenland was dominated by the activities of north-west European colonists in a largely empty landscape. Using existing and new evidence and arguments, this new interdisciplinary history of the Anglo-Saxon fenland offers another interpretation.

W INDGAT H ER P RES S Paperback • 9781911188087 • June 2017 • £29.95 • SPECIAL OFFER: £23.96 160 pages • b/w and colour illus. | eBook available: 9781911188094

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The Ancient Ways of Wessex Travel and Communication in an Early Medieval Landscape

By Alexander Langlands Highly accessible account of the everyday workings of the early medieval landscape of Wessex.

This book explores the theme of travel and communication in early medieval Wessex by examining the physical means – the routes of communication – by which people, ideas and goods moved through the landscape. Employing the rich topographical data that survives in Anglo-Saxon charter boundary clauses, along with a host of other sources, it sets about reconstructing aspects of the early medieval route network in ten sample areas taken from Hampshire, Devon, Dorset, and Wiltshire.

W INDGAT H ER P RES S Paperback • 9781911188513 • September 2019 • £35.00 • SPECIAL OFFER: £28.00 256 pages • b/w and colour illus. | eBook available: 9781911188520

From Roman Civitas to Anglo-Saxon Shire Topographical Studies on the Formation of Wessex

By Bruce Eagles A comprehensive examination of the development of territorial organisation within the Wessex region.

In this best-selling volume, Bruce Eagles presents a critical exploration of issues of post-Roman personal and group identity, employing linguistic, historical, archaeological, and toponymical evidence. A series of integrated studies examine changes in the territorial organisation of the Wessex landscape, from Somerset to Hampshire, from the Roman period through to the emergence of the historic counties.

OX BOW B OOK S Paperback • 9781785709845 • July 2018 • £34.99 • SPECIAL OFFER: £28.00 264 pages • b/w and colour illus. | eBook available: 9781785709852

Reinventing Sustainability How Archaeology Can Save the Planet

By Erika Guttmann-Bond Discusses how using past agricultural methods and technologies can lead to a healthier, more sustainable planet.

This book describes and discusses the types of ancient technology that could be reintroduced to improve and assist in the growth of sustainable agriculture and food production in developing countries. It presents specific examples of successful subsistence technologies based on archaeological and historical data from different environmental zones across the world to show us just how techniques of the past could still save our planet.

OX BOW B OOK S Paperback • 9781785709920 • January 2019 • £29.95 • SPECIAL OFFER: £23.95 192 pages • b/w and colour illus. | eBook available: 9781785709937

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Making One's Way in the World The Footprints and Trackways of Prehistoric People

By Martin Bell Explores how we identify and interpret patterns of movement in prehistory.

This book draws on the evidence of landscape archaeology, palaeoenvironmental studies, ethnohistory, and animal tracking to address the neglected topic of how we identify and interpret past patterns of movement in the landscape, challenging the pessimism of previous generations which regarded prehistoric routes as generally undatable.

"All the things I’d hoped to read about were there in spades along with an entire tranche of evidence and opinions that were new to me and kept me happily turning pages, right to the end."

—The Prehistoric Society OX BOW B OOK S Hardback • 9781789254020 • January 2020 • £50.00 • SPECIAL OFFER: £40.00 320 pages • | eBook available: 9781789254037

Farmers at the Frontier A Pan European Perspective on Neolithisation

Edited by Kurt J Gron, Lasse Sorensen and Peter Rowley-Conwy Presents various perspectives regarding earliest farming archaeological cultures and geographic locations across Europe.

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This volume aims to collect various perspectives regarding the earliest farming from across Europe. Methodological approaches, archaeological cultures, and geographic locations in Europe are variable, but all papers engage with the simple question: What was the earliest farming like? It opens a conversation about agriculture just after the transition in order to address the role incoming people, technologies, and adaptations have in secondary adoptions.

OX BOW B OOK S Hardback • 9781789251401 • February 2020 • £45.00 • SPECIAL OFFER: £36.00 464 pages • b/w and colour illus. | eBook available: 9781789251418

Landscapes Revealed Geophysical Survey in the Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Area 2002-2011

By Amanda Brend, Nick Card, Jane Downes, Mark Edmonds and James Moore Documents the results of geophysical and related survey of c. 285 hectares between Skara Brae and Maeshowe, Orkney.

This volume brings together several years of work devoted to the wider landscape of the Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site. It documents the results of a programme of geophysical and related survey across an area of c. 285 hectares between Skara Brae on the west Orkney coast and Maeshowe, by the Loch of Stenness. The project has made it possible to talk for the first time about the landscape context of some of the most remarkable and renowned prehistoric monuments in Western Europe.

OX BOW B OOK S Hardback • 9781789255065 • September 2020 • £35.00 • SPECIAL OFFER: £28.00 272 pages • colour illus. | eBook available: 9781789255072

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The Land Was Forever: 15000 Years in North-East Scotland Excavations on the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route/BalmedieTipperty

By Kirsty Dingwall, Matt Ginnever, Richard Tipping, Jürgen van Wessel and Don Wilson The results of excavations on eight sites along a road scheme in Aberdeen.

Eight sites were excavated along the route of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route between Balmedy to Tipperty. Three themes are examined: mobility and the temporary/permanent nature of interaction; ‘gaps’ where periods of time or parts of the landscape seem unexpectedly blank, and methodologies used and their usefulness for future projects..

OX BOW B OOK S Hardback • 9781785709883 • January 2019 • £40.00 • SPECIAL OFFER: £32.00 376 pages • | eBook available: 9781785709890

Pattern and Process Landscape Prehistories from Whittlesey

By Mark Knight and Matt Brudenell Examines results of excavations at Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire.

The King’s Dyke and Bradley Fen excavations occurred within the brick pits of the Fenland town of Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. The investigations straddled the south-eastern contours of the Flag Fen Basin, a small peatfilled embayment located between Peterborough and the western limits of Whittlesey ‘island’. This book covers the results of these excavations.

CAU MUST FARM/FLAG FEN BASIN DEPTH & TIME SERIES | MCDONALD INSTITUTE FOR ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH Hardback • 9781902937939 • April 2020 • £45.00 • SPECIAL OFFER: £36.00 280 pages

Landscape and Settlement in the Vale of York Archaeological investigations at Heslington East, York, 2003-13

By Steve Roskams and Cath Neal A thematic analysis of excavated evidence from the major Roman town of Eboracum.

Providing a thematic analysis of the excavated evidence from the Heslington East area, this volume combines the results of commercial, student training and local community fieldwork between 2007 and 2013. A concluding chapter discusses temporal change by looking at key points of transition in landscape activity in the area and interpreting one of the largest exposures of prehistoric and Roman activity in the hinterland of Eboracum, a major Roman town in Britain.

RESEARCH REPORTS OF THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF LONDON | SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF LONDON Hardback • 9780854313020 • April 2020 • £35.00 • SPECIAL OFFER: £28.00 200 pages • 78 illus.

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Cutacre Excavating a prehistoric, medieval, and post-medieval landscape

By Richard Gregory Results of archaeological work carried out at Cutacre prior to its redevelopment.

Cutacre, near Bolton in Greater Manchester, was once a rural landscape, which was settled and developed during the prehistoric and historic periods, with large-scale coal mining becoming a notable feature of the nineteenthcentury landscape. This booklet presents the results of archaeological survey and excavation that were carried out in this area, prior to its redevelopment as a public open space and mixed-use commercial site.

GR E ATE R M AN C H ES T ER'S PAST REVEALED | OXFORD ARC HAEOLOGY NORTH Paperback • 9781907686344 • November 2019 • £5.00 • SPECIAL OFFER: £4.00 60 pages

A Human Environment Studies in honour of 20 years Analecta Editorship by Prof. Dr. Corrie Bakels

Edited by Victor Klinkenberg, Roos van Oosten and Carol van Driel-Murray Studies surrounding the interdependent relationship between humans and the environment.

This volume is themed around the interdependent relationship between humans and the environment, an important topic in the work of Corrie Bakels. How do environmental constraints and opportunities influence human behaviour and what is the human impact on the ecology and appearance of the landscape? And what can archaeological knowledge contribute to the current discussions about the use, arrangement and depletion of our (local) environment?

A NA LEC TA P RAEH I S TOR ICA LEID EN SIA | SID ESTON E PRESS Paperback • 9789088909061 • March 2020 • £40.00 • SPECIAL OFFER: £32.00 196 pages • 21 b/w and 60 colour illus.

Past Societies Human Development in Landscapes

Edited by Johannes Müller and Andrea Ricci Illustrates different studies on the interfluve of environments and societies in landscape.

From the North Atlantic to the Persian Gulf and from Peru to the Near East, this book illustrates different studies on the interfluve of environments and societies in landscapes and describes certain historical moments and processes in which the interplay of ecological and societal factors is entangled.

S ID E S TO N E P RES S Paperback • 9789088909245 • May 2020 • £40.00 • SPECIAL OFFER: £32.00 200 pages • 17 b/w and 37 illus.

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Settlement change across Medieval Europe Old paradigms and new vistas

Edited by Niall Brady and Claudia Theune Explores changes in how land was worked, how it was organised, and the nature of buildings and rural complexes.

The authors of the 36 papers focus in particular on transmissions and transformations in a longue durée perspective, such as from early medieval times (c. 500 AD) to the High Middle Ages (c. 1000 – 1200 AD), and from medieval to post-medieval and early modern times (c. 1700 AD).

The case studies include the shrinking and disappearance of settlements; changes in rule and authority; developments in the agrarian economy; the shift from handwork to manufacturing; demographic change.

RUR A LI A | S I D ES TON E PRESS Paperback • 9789088908064 • September 2019 • £70.00 • SPECIAL OFFER: £56.00 446 pages • 51 b/w and 135 colour illus.

Past Landscapes The Dynamics of Interaction between Society, Landscape, and Culture

Edited by Annette Haug, Lutz Käppel and Johannes Müller Multi-faceted theories, concepts and practices on past landscapes.

This book presents theories, concepts, approaches and case studies dealing with human development in landscapes. The first part deals with a number of theories and concepts, the second part is concerned with approaches to landscapes, whereas the third part introduces case studies for human development in landscapes.

S ID E S TO N E P RES S Paperback • 9789088907319 • December 2018 • £45.00 • SPECIAL OFFER: £36.00 350 pages • 23 b/w and 69 colour illus.

Estate Landscapes in Northern Europe Edited by Signe Boeskov, Kristine Dyrmann, Jonathan Finch and Mikael Frausing The first study of the role of the landed estate as an agent in the shaping of landscapes and societies across northern Europe.

Leading us into the fascinating variations of manorial worlds, thisvolume seeks to open the field to include a broader perspective on estate landscape. While existing works have tended to emphasise the economic and agricultural aspect of estate landscapes, this volume draws out the social, cultural, and political impact of manors and estates on landscapes throughout northern Europe.

A A R HU S U N I V ERS I T Y P RESS Hardback • 9788771845198 • July 2019 • £35.00 • SPECIAL OFFER: £28.00 300 pages

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