Zoology & Archaeozoology
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Ethnozooarchaeology: The Present and Past of Human-Animal Relationships [Hardback]
Umberto Albarella (Editor); Angela Trentacoste (Editor)
$90.00ISBN: 9781842179970
Published by : Oxbow Books
This book examines how the study of human-animal relations can help us interpret archaeological evidence. An international range of contributors examines fishing, hunting and husbandry, slaughtering and butchering, ceremonial and ritual practic... .... Learn More -
Of Plants and Snails: A collection of papers presented to Wim Kuijper in gratitude for forty years of teaching and identifying [Paperback]
Corrie Bakels (Editor); Kelly Fennema (Editor); Welmoed Out (Editor); Caroline Vermeeren (Editor)
$80.00ISBN: 9789088900518
Published by : Sidestone Press
This richly illustrated book contains 24 scientific articles on plants and molluscs written by 38 colleagues and former students of Wim Kuijper. The majority of these articles deal with one or a few species found on archaeological excavations, ... .... Learn More -
Archaeomalacology Revisited: Non-dietary use of molluscs in archaeological settings [eBook (epub)]
Canan Cakirlar (Editor)
$30.00ISBN: 9781842176276
Published by : Oxbow Books
The past decade has witnessed a remarkable momentum in the advancement of archaeomalacological research but there is still a lot of room for progress. These ten papers are the second published proceedings of the archaeomalacology sessions organ... .... Learn More -
Archaeomalacology Revisited: Non-dietary use of molluscs in archaeological settings [eBook (PDF)]
Canan Cakirlar (Editor)
$30.00ISBN: 9781842176290
Published by : Oxbow Books
The past decade has witnessed a remarkable momentum in the advancement of archaeomalacological research but there is still a lot of room for progress. These ten papers are the second published proceedings of the archaeomalacology sessions organ... .... Learn More -
Forschungen zu Haus Horst in Gelsenkirchen: Tierknochen aus acht Jahrhunderten [Hardback]
Monika Doll (Author); Doll (Author)
$33.00ISBN: 9783805342810
Published by : Philipp von Zabern
Series: Denkmalpflege und Forschung in Westfalen
Volume: 49.4
English summary: On the site of the famous Renaissance palace of Gelsenkirchen-Horst, more than 11,000 animal bone fragments from the period of the 12th to 19th Century were discovered. The relatively large size of the find and its good ... .... Learn More -
Birds in Archaeology: Proceedings of the 6th Meeting of the ICAZ Bird Working Group in Groningen (23.8 - 27.8.2008) [Paperback]
W Prummel (Editor); J.T. Zeiler (Editor); DC Brinkhuizen (Editor)
$73.00ISBN: 9789077922774
Published by : Barkhuis
Series: Groningen Archaeological Studies
Volume: 12
This volume comprises the papers presented at the 6th Meeting of the ICAZ Bird Working Group, held in August 2008 in Groningen, the Netherlands. The subjects of the contributions range from New Zealand, South America and the Near East to Europe an... .... Learn More -
Anthropological Approaches to Zooarchaeology: Colonialism, Complexity and Animal Transformations [Hardback]
Douglas V. Campana (Editor); Pamela Crabtree (Editor); S. D. deFrance (Editor); Justin Lev-Tov (Editor); A. M. Choyke (Editor)
Regular Price: $160.00
Special Price: $29.98
ISBN: 9781842173909
Published by : Oxbow Books
Animals in complex human societies are often both meal and symbol, related to everyday practice and ritual. People in such societies may be characterized as having unequal access to such resources, or else the meaning of animals may differ for... .... Learn More -
Mit fremden Federn: Antike Vogeldarstellungen und ihre Symbolik [Paperback]
Werner Rutishauser (Editor)
$55.00ISBN: 9783777423517
Published by : Hirmer Verlag GmbH
Man, tied to the ground since his beginnings, has always been fascinated by the seemingly weightless beings between heaven and earth, the birds. Evidence of ancient representations of birds are found everywhere on Earth. The catalog presents so... .... Learn More -
A Complete Guide to Birds of Malta [Hardback]
Natalino Fenech (Author)
$75.00ISBN: 9789993273103
Published by : Midsea Books
Lying in the centre of the Mediterranean, Malta is a natural staging post for migrant birds crossing from Africa to Europe in spring as well as for migrants returning from their breeding grounds in Europe to the African continent in autumn. Bir... .... Learn More -
Extinctions and Invasions: A Social History of British Fauna [Paperback]
Terry O'Connor (Editor); Naomi Jane Sykes (Editor)
Regular Price: $56.00
Special Price: $14.98
ISBN: 9781905119318
Published by : Windgather Press
Eight thousand years ago, when the sea cut Britain off from the rest of the Continent, the island's fauna was very different: most of the animals familiar to us today were not present, while others, now extinct, were abundant. Over the course o... .... Learn More