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On Day 6 of the Advent Calendar you can find out more about farming with these five fantastic books on agriculture across the world and throughout history. Apply code ADVENT06 at checkout to enjoy 50% off all volumes included. Hurry, offer ends at midnight!
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06.12.2025 10:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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On Day 5 of the Advent Calendar weโ€™re exploring Island Archaeology. Sail away to Cyprus, Crete, Orkney and beyond, and enjoy 50% off all five books included with code ADVENT05 at checkout. Offer expires at midnight, donโ€™t miss out! ๐Ÿ›’https://bit.ly/4ire6Hn
#islandarchaeology #archaeology

05.12.2025 10:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Itโ€™s Day 4 of the Advent Calendar and weโ€™re digging into the archaeology of Ireland! Learn more about Prehistoric sites, Medieval pottery production and more, and enjoy 50% off all five books included with code ADVENT04 at checkout โžก๏ธ bit.ly/44rFZta
#ireland #irisharchaeology #oxbowadventcalendar

04.12.2025 10:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Thereโ€™s another exciting Advent Calendar offer to explore! On Day 3 of our countdown to Christmas you can enjoy 50% off five excellent books on Egyptology when you apply code ADVENT03 at checkout. Hurry, this deal ends at midnight โžก๏ธ bit.ly/3XTsAGy
#egyptology #oxbowadventcalendar

03.12.2025 10:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Day 2 of the Advent Calendar is perfectly suited to #textiletuesday. Enjoy 50% off these five fabulous books on fashion and textiles when you apply code ADVENT02 at checkout before midnight. Donโ€™t miss out! ๐Ÿ›’ bit.ly/4itLzRR
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02.12.2025 10:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The first envelope of offers in the Oxbow Advent Calendar has been opened, and weโ€™re getting things off to a grand start with todayโ€™s theme of castles and stately homes! Apply code ADVENT01 at checkout before midnight to enjoy 50% off these five splendid volumes โžก๏ธ bit.ly/48oG7Lq

01.12.2025 09:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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In case you missed our special delivery earlier this week: the Oxbow Advent Calendar is back, and starting soon! Find out everything you need to know about the festive 50% off deals before the countdown to Christmas begins ๐Ÿ””โžก๏ธ bit.ly/482opOT
#archaeology #archaeologybooks #oxbowadventcalendar

28.11.2025 11:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A reminder that this newly released volume, along with more carefully curated books on heritage management and cultural practice, is currently available at a special price. Get your copy โžก๏ธ bit.ly/3XNqSq9

27.11.2025 15:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ding dong! The Oxbow Advent Calendar is back! Join us in counting down to Christmas with a festive 50% off five books on a different theme every day from 1st-24th December. Find everything you need to know before we reveal the first offer here โžก๏ธ bit.ly/482opOT
#archaeology #adventcalendar

26.11.2025 10:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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With a week to go until the countdown to Christmas officially begins, we felt it was time to put on our Santa hats! Keep an eye out for an exciting announcement, coming very soon! ๐Ÿ‘€๐ŸŽ„

24.11.2025 14:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Enjoy 20% off a carefully curated selection of books on heritage management and museum collections from all over the world with code HERITAGE20 at checkout. Start browsing โžก๏ธ bit.ly/3XNqSq9

21.11.2025 12:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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NEW BLOG POST!
Discover the stories told and questions raised by Neolithic burial practices in the Western Mediterranean with this new blog by the editors of Exploring Death โžก๏ธ bit.ly/49zDMiZ

20.11.2025 10:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Enter the world of Anglo-Saxon and early medieval carpentry with this comprehensive study of the chapter house vestibule door in Westminster Abbey and the north nave door at Hadstock Church, Essex. Learn more โžก๏ธ bit.ly/3VBMtkE

19.11.2025 16:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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On this #textiletuesday discover all the tools you need to learn more about spinning and weaving equipment in the Southern Levant and Egypt from the Bronze Age to the beginning of the Persian period โžก๏ธ bit.ly/3FUVrFo

18.11.2025 16:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A new review for Monumental Times!

17.11.2025 17:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Just out from @oxbowbooks.bsky.social: Warwick Rodwell on the archaeology of two eleventh century doors - the 1050s one in @westminsterabbey.bsky.social chapter house and 1060s/70s one at Hadstock, Essex - both originally covered in cow hide (and not human skin!).
www.oxbowbooks.com/979888857229...

14.11.2025 14:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Get a glimpse inside the beautifully illustrated Gold and Glass Going North, which presents the first study of Limoges enamels from the medieval Norwegian Church province, providing historical, ecclesiastical, archaeological and locational context. Take a closer look ๐Ÿ‘€ bit.ly/4nVDwyg

14.11.2025 12:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Dig into a rich record of pre-Norman Wales with this detailed report on archaeological investigations of an internationally important early medieval entrepรดt and Viking-age economic hub at Llanbedrgoch, Anglesey. Pre-order your copy โžก๏ธ bit.ly/47ydxqu

12.11.2025 10:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Unearth the exciting results of a long-term project examining Bronze Age round barrow construction and burial practices in Orkney โžก๏ธ bit.ly/3VJN3ws

11.11.2025 15:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Reviews are in for Silchester: The Landscape Setting of the Iron Age Oppidum and Roman City!

10.11.2025 17:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Dig into a windfall of brilliant new releases this Autumn ๐Ÿ‚โžก๏ธ mailchi.mp/f600d5d7cce8...

07.11.2025 13:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Discover an opening into a neglected and unusual item of church architecture with this detailed study of the two oldest doors in England, both originally covered with hide, which provides new information on aspects of Anglo-Saxon and early medieval carpentry. Learn more โžก๏ธ bit.ly/3VBMtkE

06.11.2025 16:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Take a fresh approach to frontiers with this forthcoming volume, which looks beyond pure military-religious conflict to examine the societies affected, and their involvement with and responses to territorial development. Pre-order your copy โžก๏ธhttps://bit.ly/4hBxlO0

05.11.2025 14:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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You can enjoy 20% off this โ€œthought-provoking and engaging textโ€ until midnight on 4th November. Donโ€™t miss out! ๐Ÿ›’https://bit.ly/4nvkT3M

03.11.2025 17:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŽƒHappy Halloween! ๐ŸŽƒ
Only treats from us today: enjoy 20% off bewitchingly good books on magic and mortuary practices with code HALLOWEEN25 at checkout โžก๏ธ bit.ly/4nvkT3M

31.10.2025 12:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Weโ€™re really fired up about this impressive new book, which presents the first ever national synthesis of Neolithic Impressed Ware, arranged by region, and written by acknowledged experts in their field. Get your copy โžก๏ธ bit.ly/4gzIn5X

30.10.2025 17:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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In search of some Halloween spirit? Check out our spellbinding selection of books on magic and mortuary practices, available at 20% off until 4th November. Start browsing ๐Ÿ‘ปโžก๏ธ bit.ly/4nvkT3M

29.10.2025 16:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Reviews are in for The Vikings in the Hebrides!

28.10.2025 16:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Glorious gold and glass. Get to grips with the cultural context and visual vocabulary of Limoges enamels with this stunning new book, complete with a beautifully illustrated catalogue. Learn more โžก๏ธ bit.ly/41SPYGC

24.10.2025 15:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This new volume from Windgather Press considers the notion that regular landscapes could only arise through deliberate planning, and argues that the appearance of regularity can derive through piecemeal expansion over many years. Learn more and make plans to get your copy โžก๏ธhttps://bit.ly/42rbPVW

23.10.2025 16:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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