Biological Sciences

ISBN: 9781407304670
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
This volume contains nine papers given at the 15th UISPP congress which examine the exploitation of animal resources in Upper Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Europe and the economic and cultural choices involved. Case studies are from Aurignacian ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783867579520
Published by : Verlag Marie Leidorf GmbH
A festschrift for Margarethe and Hans-Peter Uerpmann, containing articles on human and animal osteoarchaeology in Europe and the Near East, ranging from the Pleistocene to the Middle Ages. Essays in German and English. .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780905594507
Published by : East Anglian Archaeology
Series: East Anglian Archaeology Occasional Paper
Volume: 22
In the 1980s work began on construction of the vast underground Castle Mall shopping centre in Norwich. The associated archaeological excavation was one of the largest of its kind in northern Europe, designed to investigate not only the castle ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789077922590
Published by : Barkhuis
Series: Groningen Archaeological Studies
Volume: 9
This atlas, which - like the other atlases in the series - is published as a book plus a website, presents the plant parts that have an economic value and are offered for sale at markets and in shops. They include plants that are used as food, spi... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781842173862
Published by : Oxbow Books
The study of tree-rings (dendrochronology) provides a key resource for determining dates for archaeological and other contexts where wood/charcoal is present (and so cultural chronology), and for investigating past climate and environment. In ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781842173787
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: CHILDHOOD IN THE PAST
Volume: 2
The Society for the Study of Childhood in the Past, in conjunction with Oxbow Books, publishes this recent international journal, Childhood in the Past. This journal provides a peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary, international forum for the publ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781842173541
Published by : Oxbow Books
This volume celebrates the career of archaebotanist Professor Gordon C. Hillman. Twenty-eight papers cover a wide range of topics reflecting the great influence that Hillman has had in the field of archaeobotany. Many of his favourite research ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780876615430
Published by : American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Series: Hesperia Supplement
Volume: 43
Physical anthropology, the study of human skeletal remains, has assumed an increasingly important role in the archaeology of Greece over the past 30 years, both in the field and in interpretive research. In addition to including s... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781842173657
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Studies in Funerary Archaeology
Volume: 1
Human bones form the most direct link to understanding how people lived in the past, who they were and where they came from. The interpretative value of human skeletal remains (within their burial context) in terms of past social identity and o... .... Learn More