Ever since the discovery of fossil remains of extinct animals
associated with flint implements, bones and other animal remains
have been providing invaluable information to the archaeologist. In
the last 20 years many archaeologists and zoologists have taken to
studying such "archaeofaunal" remains, and the science of
"zoo-archaeology" has come into being. What was the nature of the
environment in which our ancestors lived? In which season were
sites occupied? When did our earliest ancestors start to hunt big
game, and how efficient were they as hunters? Were early humans
responsible for the extinction of so many species of large mammals
10-20,000 years ago? When, where and why were certain animals first
domesticated? When did milking and horse-riding begin? Did the
Romans influence our eating habits? What were sanitary conditions
like in medieval England? And could the terrible pestilence which
afflicted the English in the seventh century AD have been plague?
These are some of the questions dealt with in this book. The book
also describes the nature and development of bones and teeth, and
some of the methods used in zoo-archaeology.
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