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Man and Bird in the Palaeolithic of Western Europe (Paperback)
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Man and Bird in the Palaeolithic of Western Europe considers the
nature of the interaction between birds and hunter-gatherers. It
examines aspects of avian behaviour and the qualities that could be
(and were) targeted at different periods by hunter-gatherers, who
recognised the utility of the diversity of avian groups in various
applications of daily life and thought. It is clear from the
records of excavated sites in western Europe that during the
evolution of both the Neanderthal period and the subsequent
occupations of Homo sapiens, avian demographics fluctuated with the
climate along with other aspects of both flora and fauna. Each was
required to adapt to these changes. The present study considers
these changes through the interactions of man and bird as evidenced
in the remains attached to Middle and Upper Palaeolithic occupation
sites in western Europe and touches on a variety of prey/predator
relationships across other groups of plant and animal species. The
book describes a range of procurement strategies that are known
from the literature and artistic record of later cultures to have
been used in the trapping, enticement and hunting of birds for
consumption and the manufacture of weapons, domestic items,
clothing, ceremony and cultural activities. It also explores how
bird images and depictions engraved or painted on the walls of
caves or on the objects of daily use during the Upper Palaeolithic
may be perceived as communications of a more profound significance
for the temporal, seasonal or social life of the members of the
group than the simple concept of animal. Certain bird species have
at different times held a special significance in the everyday
consciousness of particular peoples and a group of Late Glacial,
Magdalenian settlements in Aquitaine, France, appear to be an
example of such specialised culling. A case study of the treatment
of snowy owl at Arancou in the Atlantic Pyrenees seems to
illustrate such a specialisation. Discussion of the problems of
reconciling dating and research methods, of the last two hundred
years of Palaeolithic research, and of possible directions for
future research offer an open conclusion to the work.
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