Zoology & Archaeozoology

ISBN: 9781842171158
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Proceedings of the 9th ICAZ Conference
Volume: 3
The applications of zooarchaeological research can go far beyond the realms of the lab or the site report. These 18 papers are all concerned with the contributions archaeozoologists make to specific problems encountered in the management and c... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781841714608
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: BAR Archaeopress
Volume: 1081
A report on faunal evidence recovered from the middle Neolithic site of Sion-Avenue Ritz in the high altitude area of Valais in Switzerland. The faunal assemblage was derived largely from domestic middens and showed the presence of butchered sheep... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781842170816
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Environmental Archaeology
Volume: 7
Contents. Research Papers: Ancient Fires on Southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada: A Change in Causal Mechanisms at about 2,000 ybp ( Kendrick J Brown and Richard J Hebda ); The Traditional, Historical and Prehistoric Use of Ashes ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781841712376
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
A study of the economic patterns of Early Bronze Age and Iron Age groups in northeast Anatolia based on the analysis of faunal assemblages of two sites: Sos Höyuek and Bueyuektepe Höyuek. Howell-Meurs looks at the species make-up of the assembl... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781841711881
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: BAR
Volume: 979
A detailed analysis of data relating to the subsistence of early humans in the Iberian peninsular from the Lower Palaeolithic through to the Magdalenian. This study looks at the representation of species during different periods through which the ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9782859191665
Published by : La Pensee Sauvage
The papers are divided into two parts; on seasonality and on ageing and sexing. Contributions include: When the cat's away: Micromammalian indicators of human seasonality in the Cantabrian Lower Magdalenian (James Pokines); A new control sample... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781857029598
Published by : Foulsham
In "The Dinosaur Hunters" Deborah Cadbury recreates the remarkable story of the bitter rivalry between two men: Gideon Mantell uncovered giant bones in a Sussex quarry, became obsessed with the lost world of the reptiles and was driven to despa... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781841710891
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: Archaeopress
Canis familiaris , the domestic dog, has a long history of relationships with man whether as companion, guardian, hunter, herder, ritual being and so on. This large collection of papers derives from a symposium at the Eighth International Congress... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783896462558
Published by : Verlag Marie Leidorf GmbH
This volume comprises 29 interdisciplinary papers presented by participants from 17 nations during a workshop in Berlin. Topics of major interest include faunal changes at the Pleistocene/Holocene transition, the formation and evolution of the... .... Learn More