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Slade End Farm and Winterbrook

Alex Davies et al.

Excavations along the A421 Great Barford Bypass revealed sparse early prehistoric evidence, expanding late Bronze Age–Iron Age settlement, widespread middle Iron Age occupation, early Roman decline, a late Roman cemetery, and later Saxon to medieval hamlets, showing long-term shifting land use. READ MORE

Paperback: £20.00

‘a hole worlde of things very memorable’

ed. Martin Henig et al.

Julian Munby has gained a reputation over half a century in many branches of archaeological and historical knowledge. His lively and warm character and sense of fun has made him many friends who also in some sense feel they are his pupils, and this collection of papers has been assembled as a tribute in honour of his 70th birthday. READ MORE

Paperback: £58.00 | eBook: £16.00

Road to the Manor: Excavations at Graven Hill, Oxfordshire, 2015-2016

Martyn Allen et al.

Excavations at Graven Hill revealed activity from prehistory to the post‑medieval era, including a Neolithic axe, Bronze Age cremation, Iron Age and Roman‑period settlements, and a well‑preserved medieval farmstead later abandoned in the 14th century. Finds and structures illuminate the long history of this Oxfordshire landscape. READ MORE

Paperback: £20.00

The Watlington Hoard

John Naylor et al.

Presenting the complete publication of the objects and coins in the Watlington Hoard, the authors discuss its wider implications for our understanding of hoarding in late 9th-century southern Britain, interactions between the kingdoms of Wessex and Mercia, and the movements of the Viking Great Army after the Battle of Edington in 878.

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Paperback: £49.00 | Open Access

The Statues at Rousham Park

Anne Schlee

Informative and well-illustrated, this book describes how the retired General Dormer, who inherited Rousham in 1738, completed Charles Bridgeman’s garden design with the help of William Kent, but reserved for himself the choice of statues and their placement. Taken together, the statues and busts suggest an autobiographical portrait of Dormer. READ MORE

Paperback: £19.99

A Classical Archaeologist’s Life: The Story so Far

John Boardman

Sir John Boardman is one of the foremost experts on ancient Greek art. His autobiography offers a mixture of scholarly reminiscence, reflection on family life, travelogue, and critique of classical scholarship worldwide. Illustrated with pictures of travels, friends and home life, it reflects on his experiences of more than 90 years. READ MORE

Paperback: £25.00 | eBook: £9.99

The Lost Abbey of Eynsham

Steve Parrinder

Eynsham was one of the few religious foundations in England in continuous use from the late Saxon period to the Dissolution. This book aims to rescue this important abbey from obscurity by summarising its history and examining its material remains, most of which have never been published before. READ MORE

Paperback: £45.00 | eBook: £16.00

The Life and Works of W.G. Collingwood

Malcolm Craig

This well researched biography provides a comprehensive account of the life and works of William Gershom Collingwood (1854-1932), a nineteenth century polymath whose story should be better known. He was a noted friend and colleague of John Ruskin, whose secretary he later became. READ MORE

Paperback: £25.00 | eBook: £16.00

Gill Mill: Later Prehistoric Landscape and a Roman Nucleated Settlement in the Lower Windrush Valley at Gill Mill, Near Witney, Oxfordshire

Paul Booth et al.

Excavation of the Gill Mill quarry revealed extensive Iron Age settlements and a later 10‑ha nucleated site focused on a road junction. With regular enclosures, few buildings, and strong evidence for organised cattle management, the settlement likely served an estate‑level role before its abandonment by AD 370. READ MORE

Hardback: £35.00

Excavation of the Late Saxon and Medieval Churchyard of St Martin’s, Wallingford, Oxfordshire

Iain Soden

This volume presents the results of excavations by MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology) undertaken in 2003-4 at the former St Martin’s churchyard, Wallingford, Oxfordshire. READ MORE

Paperback: £25.00 | eBook: £16.00

Percy Manning: The Man Who Collected Oxfordshire

ed. Michael Heaney

This volume provides the first detailed biography Percy Manning (1870-1917), an Oxford antiquary who amassed enormous collections about the history of Oxford and Oxfordshire. READ MORE

Paperback: £30.00 | eBook: £16.00

Yarnton: Neolithic and Bronze Age Settlement and Landscape

Gill Hey et al.

This volume reports Neolithic–Bronze Age discoveries at Yarnton–Cassington, including early houses, cremations, pits, monuments and evolving farming, craft and burial practices. The findings trace shifting settlement, landscape clearance and long-term environmental change across the Thames floodplain and gravel terrace. READ MORE

Hardback: £29.95

Under the Oracle

Ben M. Ford et al.

Excavations for the Oracle development in Reading uncovered 11th–12th‑century minster buildings, a large medieval cookshop, tanning pits, craftworking areas, and major mill complexes with well‑preserved machinery. Finds ranged from medieval pottery and leatherwork to Reading’s largest clay‑pipe assemblage. READ MORE

Hardback: £25.00

Neolithic to Saxon Social and Environmental Change at Mount Farm, Berinsfield, Dorchester-on-Thames, Oxfordshire

George Lambrick

Excavations at Mount Farm revealed activity from the early Neolithic to early Saxon period, including Neolithic pits and an oval barrow, Bronze Age barrows, a burnt mound and waterhole, an extensive Iron Age settlement, and a well‑preserved Saxon well, offering insights into long‑term social and environmental change. READ MORE

Paperback: £15.00

Excavations At Barrow Hills, Radley, Oxfordshire, 1983-5. Volume 2

Richard Chambers et al.

This volume reports a 3rd–4th‑century Romano‑British cemetery of 69 burials and an early Anglo‑Saxon settlement with post‑built and sunken‑featured buildings at Barrow Hills, Radley. The findings illuminate burial organisation, settlement layout, and continuity of use beside earlier prehistoric monuments. READ MORE

Hardback: £24.99

From Studium to Station: Rewley Abbey and Rewley Road Station, Oxford

Julian Munby et al.

This report synthesises over 40 years of excavation, building survey and research at Rewley Abbey, a 13th‑century Cistercian chantry‑turned‑studium that became one of Oxford’s earliest colleges. It also documents the later 1851 railway station on the site, modelled on the Crystal Palace. READ MORE

Paperback: £7.50

Gravelly Guy: Stanton Harcourt Oxfordshire

George Lambrick et al.

Large‑scale excavation at Gill Mill quarry uncovered extensive Iron Age activity and a later 10‑ha nucleated roadside settlement with regular enclosures and few buildings. Strong evidence for organised cattle management suggests an estate‑level role before the site was abandoned by AD 370. READ MORE

Hardback: £34.95

Barentin's Manor

Philip Page et al.

The finds included fine pottery, continental imports, decorated tiles, coins, metal, bone, ivory and stone objects, glass, slags, and a substantial animal bone assemblage, offering rich evidence for the site's material culture, diet, and craft activities. READ MORE

Hardback: £19.95

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