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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

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

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

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

Castle Hill and its Landscape

Tim Allen et al.

Details archaeological investigations at Castle Hill, Little Wittenham, and its surrounding landscape. Geophysical survey, fieldwalking and excavation reveal late Bronze Age and Iron Age activity, hillfort development, burials and changing use of the Oxfordshire Thames Valley. READ MORE

Paperback: £30.00

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

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

Aelfric’s Abbey

Alan Hardy et al.

A major report on excavations at Eynsham Abbey, Oxfordshire, tracing occupation from early Saxon settlement and minster to Benedictine abbey and post-Dissolution reuse. Archaeology, survey and documentary evidence illuminate the development and economy of a medieval religious house. READ MORE

Hardback: £49.95

Excavations at Wyndyke Furlong, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, 1994

Jeff Muir et al.

Presents the 1994 excavations at Wyndyke Furlong, Abingdon, undertaken ahead of business park development. The report documents a Middle Iron Age settlement and early Roman field system, extending understanding of the Iron Age landscape west of Abingdon. READ MORE

Paperback: £18.00

In Harvey’s House and in God’s House: Excavations at Eynsham Abbey 1991-3

Jeff Muir et al.

Reports excavations at Eynsham Abbey from 1991-3, exploring medieval and later occupation associated with the abbey precinct. The volume contributes to understanding of Eynsham's religious, domestic and landscape history through archaeological evidence. READ MORE

Paperback: £18.00

The Prehistoric Landscape and Iron Age Enclosed Settlement at Mingies Ditch, Hardwick-with-Yelford, Oxon

Tim Allen et al.

Combines palaeoecological study with excavation of a Middle Iron Age enclosed settlement at Mingies Ditch in the Windrush Valley. Environmental evidence, structures, artefacts and organic ditch deposits reconstruct a pastoral floodplain community and its landscape setting. READ MORE

Paperback: £18.00

An Iron Age and Romano-British Enclosed Settlement at Watkins Farm, Northmoor, Oxon

Tim Allen et al.

Reports excavations at Watkins Farm, Northmoor, revealing a Middle Iron Age enclosed settlement and later Romano-British enclosures in the Windrush Valley. Waterlogged features, wells, pottery, animal bone and environmental evidence illuminate settlement, economy and landscape use. READ MORE

Paperback: £18.00

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