This volume of nine papers is derived from two sessions focusing on
current research in British zooarchaeology; the first of which took
place in October 2003, at the meeting of the Theoretical
Archaeology Group in Lampeter, entitled 'Just Skin and Bones? New
Perspectives on Human-Animal Relations in the Historical Past'; and
the second of which took place in September 2004, at the annual
meeting of the Association of European Archaeologists in Lyon,
entitled 'Advancing Zooarchaeology - Beyond Socio-Economics in
Faunal Research'. Contents: Butchery as a Tool for Understanding
the Changing Views of Animals: Cattle in Roman Britain (Krish
Seetah); Red Deer's Role in Social Expression on the Isles of
Scotland (James T Morris); Animals, Ashes and Ancestors (Howard
Williams); Zooarchaeology, Artefacts, Trade and Identity: The
Analysis of Bone and Antler Combs from Early Medieval England and
Scotland (Steven Ashby); The Archaeological Evidence for
Equestrianism in Early Anglo-Saxon England, c.450-700 (Chris Fern);
Hunting for the Anglo-Normans: Zooarchaeological Evidence for
Medieval Identity (Naomi Sykes); Prowlers in the Dark and Wild
Places: Mapping Wolves in Medieval Britain and Southern Scandinavia
(Aleksander Pluskowski); Perceptions Versus Reality: Changing
Attitudes towards Pets in Medieval and Post-Medieval England
(Richard Thomas); Art, Archaeology, Religion and Dead Fish: A
Medieval Case Study from Northern England
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