The Archaeology of Oxford in the 21st Century: Investigations in the City by Oxford Archaeology, 2006-16

by Anne Dodd, Stephen Mileson, and Leo Webley

Anne Dodd (Editor), Stephen Mileson (Editor), and Leo Webley (Editor)

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Shedding fresh light on medieval and early modern Oxford, this is a significant contribution to the knowledge of the city’s archaeology and history.

This volume presents the results of eleven excavations carried out by Oxford Archaeology within the historic walled city of Oxford and in the extramural area just to the north. The investigations shed fresh light on the character of medieval Oxford, both before and after the Norman Conquest, and on the early modern city, including its Civil War defences. Of special interest are remains which supply the first very likely medieval Jewish signature in British zooarchaeology.
The findings are set within a larger context by a chapter outlining the key findings (by Anne Dodd), a new synthesis of current knowledge of Oxford's archaeology (by David Radford), and an examination of the changing aims and methods of archaeology carried out in the city over the last fifty years (by Tom Hassall).
  • ISBN10 1783276134
  • ISBN13 9781783276134
  • Publish Date 18 December 2020
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Boydell & Brewer Ltd
  • Imprint The Boydell Press
  • Format Paperback (US Trade)
  • Pages 464
  • Language English