Zooarchaeology (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)

This is an introductory text for students interested in identification and analysis of animal remains from archaeological sites. The emphasis is on animals whose remains inform us about the relationship between humans and their natural and social environments, especially site formation processes, subsistence strategies, the processes of domestication, and paleoenvironments. Examining examples from all over the world, from the Pleistocene period up to the present, this volume is organized in a way that is parallel to faunal study, beginning with background information, bias in a faunal assemblage, and basic zooarchaeological methods. This revised edition reflects developments in zooarchaeology during the past decade. It includes sections on enamel ultrastructure and incremental analysis, stable isotyopes and trace elements, ancient genetics and enzymes, environmental reconstruction, people as agents of environmental change, applications of zooarchaeology in animal conservation and heritage management, and a discussion of issues pertaining to the curation of archaeofaunal materials.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Manuals in Archaeology
Release date:	2008
First published:	2008
Authors:	Elizabeth J. Reitz • Elizabeth S. Wing
Dimensions:	252 x 177 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	531
Edition:	2nd Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-67393-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Environmental archaeology Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeological methodology & techniques
LSN:	0-521-67393-3
Barcode:	9780521673938

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