Biological Sciences

ISBN: 9780521757430
Published by : Cambridge University Press
This book traces the evolution of the dog, from its origins about 15,000 years ago up to recent times. The timing of dog domestication receives attention, with comparisons between different genetics-based models and archaeological evidence. Al... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407305516
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Oribasius of Pergamum (c.320-400) was the Emperor Julian's personal physician and author of a considerable canon of medical literature. In this study, the author has collected and presented a bilingual translation of a selection of Oribasius wr... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789638046932
Published by : Archaeolingua
This volume presents an inventory of all seed, fruit and beverage remains from 130 years of excavations in Hungary and stretching back some 8000 years. Ferenc Gyulai's accompanying analysis traces the history of archaeobotanical research in Hu... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407305769
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
In this work the author describes the animal husbandry practices and the use of wild resources in early modern Tornio (northern Finland) based on zooarchaeological evidence. Paputti uses animal bone assemblages (mostly previously unpublished) t... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407305707
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
This study investigates the uses of bone as a raw material on the Tierra del Fuego. Scheinshon first determines the mechanical properties of bones to be found on the island, and then traces the rates of use of bones from various taxa, and the e... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789077922767
Published by : Barkhuis
Series: eJIM Supplements
Volume: 3
This study on the genesis and evolution of a cluster of disorders (called sitapitta, i.e, urticaria and syndromes resembling it) and their treatment in Indian medical literature from early times to the present day is the first of its kind.It deals... .... Learn More

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

ISBN: 9780979227639
Published by : Stone Age Institute Press
Series: STONE AGE INSTITUTE PUBLICATION SERIES
Volume: 4
The Human Brain Evolving: Paleoneurological Studies in Honor of Ralph L. Holloway presents a range of important studies focusing on human brain evolution. Based upon a Stone Age Institute conference held at Indiana University, Bloomington, this... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780979773112
Published by : Eliot Werner Publications
This is the first single book to document the evolution in human thinking from a belief in supernaturalism to a belief in naturalism. The author shows how the ideas that people have held through the centuries about the world have developed from... .... Learn More