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Liverpool University Press to publish Church Archaeology from 2025

Liverpool University Press is delighted to announce the publication of Church Archaeology from 2025. Browse the journal on the LUP website: https://www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/journal/churcharch.

Irish Studies, Journals

Studia Hibernica Celebrates 50th Issue

We are delighted to announce that within the 125th year of Liverpool University Press, we are also publishing the 50th issue of Studia Hibernica. To celebrate this remarkable achievement, we are pleased to be able to share a selection of articles which are free to read for a month, selected from various contributors to the journal over several decades of its history.

Heritage and Landscape, History

Medicine and Healing Practices in Ancient Egypt

Medicine and Healing Practices in Ancient Egypt is an innovative, ‘people-focused’ study which approaches ancient Egyptian practices from the perspective of the healthcare professionals and their patients. It describes perceptions of illness and disability; the training, roles and interaction of healthcare providers; the healing methods experienced by various social groups; and ancient Egypt’s legacy to … Continue reading

Heritage and Landscape, History

The Staffordshire Hoard in ten objects: a selection by Chris Fern and Jenni Butterworth

Warrior Treasure: The Staffordshire Hoard in Anglo-Saxon England is an accessible account of the Staffordshire Hoard research project and its findings. It tells of the discovery of the Hoard, the fundraising campaign to save it for the nation, and the scientific methods used to study it. To celebrate the publication of this book, authors Chris … Continue reading

Heritage and Landscape, History

The Enduring and the Ephemeral by Chris Elliott

Few things are as enduring as obelisks. Cleopatra’s Needles have a history that stretches over thousands of years and in 1878, when one of them was shortly to arrive in London, an anonymous correspondent wrote to The Builder magazine expressing the hope that it would remain “let us hope for long centuries,- erect on the … Continue reading