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Economic Zooarchaeology - Studies in Hunting, Herding and Early Agriculture (Paperback)
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Economic Zooarchaeology - Studies in Hunting, Herding and Early Agriculture (Paperback)
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Economic archaeology is the study of how past peoples exploited
animals and plants, using as evidence the remains of those animals
and plants. The animal side is usually termed zooarchaeology, the
plant side archaeobotany. What distinguishes them from other
studies of ancient animals and plants is that their ultimate aim is
to find out about human behaviour - the animal and plant remains
are a means to this end. The 33 papers present a wide array of
topics covering many areas of archaeological interest. Aspects of
method and theory, animal bone identification, human
palaeopathology, prehistoric animal utilisation in South America,
and the study of dog cemeteries are covered. The long-running
controversy over the milking of animals and the use of dairy
products by humans is discussed as is the ecological impact of
hunting by farmers, with studies from Serbia and Syria. For
Britain, coverage extends from Mesolithic Star Carr, via the
origins of agriculture and the farmers of Lismore Fields, through
considerations of the Neolithic and Bronze Age. Outside Britain,
papers discuss Neolithic subsistence in Cyprus and Croatia, Iron
Age society in Spain, Medieval and post-medieval animal utilisation
in northern Russia, and the claimed finding of a modern red deer
skeleton in Egypt's Eastern Desert. In exploring these themes, this
volume celebrates the life and work of Tony Legge
(zoo)archaeologist and teacher.
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