Zoology & Archaeozoology
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Homosexual Behaviour in Animals: An Evolutionary Perspective [Hardback]
Volker Sommer (Author); Paul L. Vasey (Author)
Regular Price: $160.99
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ISBN: 9780521864466
Published by : Cambridge University Press
Behavioural observations from both the field and captivity indicate that same-sex sexual interactions are widespread throughout the animal kingdom, and occur quite frequently in certain non-human species. Proximate studies of these phenomena h... .... Learn More -
Plio-pleistozäne und holozäne Mollusken Österreichs [Paperback]
Christa Frank (Author)
$180.00ISBN: 9783700136743
Published by : Austrian Academy of Sciences Press
Series: Mitteilungen der Prähistorischen Kommission
Volume: 62
In addition to research in palaeontology, palaeobotany, sedimentology, archaeology and prehistory, the study of Plio-Pleistocene and Holocene mollusca has become more and more important. Mollusca are very helpful in reconstructing past environ... .... Learn More -
Beavers in Britain's Past [Paperback]
Bryony Coles (Author)
Regular Price: $80.00
Special Price: $29.98
ISBN: 9781842172261
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: WARP Occasional Paper
Volume: 19
Part ecology, part archaeology and part history, Beavers in Britain's Past explores the evidence for Castor fiber , the European beaver from late in the last ice age to the time of its extinction from Britain's native fauna. The first chapters... .... Learn More -
Dogs and People in Social, Working, Economic or Symbolic Interaction [Hardback]
L. Snyder (Author)
Regular Price: $80.00
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ISBN: 9781842171240
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Proceedings of the 9th ICAZ Conference
This, the final title to be published from the sessions of the 2002 ICAZ conference, focuses on the role of man's best friend. As worker or companion, the dog has enjoyed a unique relationship with its human master, and the depth and variety o... .... Learn More -
Determining the Antiquity of Dog Origins: Canine domestication as a model for the consilience between molecular genetics and archaeology [Paperback]
Michelle J. Raisor (Author)
$75.00Out of stock
ISBN: 9781841718095
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Over 400 varieties of dog can be found today; this study investigates the archaeological and genetic evidence for their origins. Looking at evidence from across the globe, including Europe, the Americas, Egypt and the Near East, Africa, Asia an... .... Learn More -
Les mégaherbivores (Éléphantidés et Rhinocérotidés) au Paléolithique moyen en Europe du Nord-Ouest: Paléoécologie, taphonomie et aspects palethnographiques [Paperback]
Sophie Louguet-Lefebvre (Author)
$105.00Out of stock
ISBN: 9781841718873
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
The ways in which the Hominids of the Middle Palaeolithic acquired megaherbivores is still a point of controversy. Did Neanderthals have sufficient intellectual and technological capacities to hunt these huge mammals? This volume presents methods ... .... Learn More -
Zooarchaeology and Conservation Biology [Hardback]
R. Lee Lyman (Author);Kenneth P. Cannon (Author)
$40.00Out of stock
ISBN: 9780874808018
Published by : University of Utah Press
The focus on this volume is the North American faunal record. Contributors identify a specific management or conservation issue, describe and analyze relevant zooarchaeological data, and offer recommendations or at least establish a baseline fo... .... Learn More -
Tafonomía Regional y Estudios Arqueofaunísticos de Cetáceos en Tierra del Fuego y Patagonia Meridional [Paperback]
Florencia Borella (Author)
$65.00Out of stock
ISBN: 9781841716152
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Cetacean remains from coastal sites in northern Terra del Fuego and southern Patagonia were analysed with the intention of providing a better understanding of the nature of these archaeofaunal assemblages, the dynamic nature of these coastal habit... .... Learn More -
The Biological Affinities of the Eastern Mediterranean in the Chalcolithic and Bronze Age: A Regional Dental Non-metric Approach [Paperback]
Zissis Parras (Author)
$97.50Out of stock
ISBN: 9781841713823
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
This technical study of `biological population affinities amongst Eastern Mediterranean Chalcolithic and Bronze Age humn skeletal examples' is based on the author's analysis of 686 samples from eight sites in Cyprus, Greece and Syria. Parras focus... .... Learn More -
Les petits bovidés (Caprini et Rupicaprini) pléistocènes dans le bassin Méditerranéen et le Caucase [Paperback]
Florent Rivals (Author)
$87.50Out of stock
ISBN: 9781841716725
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
A detailed study of the exploitation of small bovine species based on faunal assemblages from eight sites in the east Pyrenees, the Languedoc region of France, southern Turkey and the Caucasus. Four main species are identified ( Ovis, Hermitrag... .... Learn More