Zoology & Archaeozoology
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The Ritual Killing and Burial of Animals: European Perspectives [Hardback]
Aleksander Pluskowski (Editor)
£48.00ISBN: 9781842174449
Published by : Oxbow Books
The killing and burial of animals in ritualistic contexts is encountered across Europe from Prehistory through to the historical period. This volume presents the state of research across Europe to illustrate how comparable interpretative frame... .... Learn More -
Archaeomalacology Revisited: Non-dietary use of molluscs in archaeological settings [Paperback]
Canan Cakirlar (Editor)
£30.00ISBN: 9781842174364
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 -
Ethnozooarchaeology: The Present and Past of Human-Animal Relationships [Hardback]
Umberto Albarella (Editor); Angela Trentacoste (Editor)
£45.00ISBN: 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)
£40.00ISBN: 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 -
Dogs: Domestication and the Development of a Social Bond [Paperback]
Darcy Morey (Author)
£26.99ISBN: 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 -
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: £80.00
Special Price: £14.95
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 -
A Complete Guide to Birds of Malta [Hardback]
Natalino Fenech (Author)
£50.90ISBN: 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: £28.00
Special Price: £7.95
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, whilst others, now extinct, were abundant. Over the course ... .... Learn More -
The Horse in Human History [Hardback]
Pita Kelekna (Author)
£55.00ISBN: 9780521516594
Published by : Cambridge University Press
This ambitious work takes a long view of the role of the horse in human history and society, exploring its importance in developments in warfare, transport, trade and agriculture - in the evolution of civilizations from the first domestication ... .... Learn More -
The Horse in Human History [Paperback]
Pita Kelekna (Author)
£20.99ISBN: 9780521736299
Published by : Cambridge University Press
This ambitious work takes a long view of the role of the horse in human history and society, exploring its importance in developments in warfare, transport, trade and agriculture - in the evolution of civilizations from the first domestication ... .... Learn More