Zoology & Archaeozoology

ISBN: 9789638046857
Published by : Archaeolingua
More meticulous modern excavation techniques have in recent years enabled the recording of assemblages of avian bones amongst other small finds, and these are particularly well represented in sites in south-eastern Romania and Hungary. A wide r... .... Learn More

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

ISBN: 9780297825036
Published by : Orion Publishing Group
In his new book, Richard Dawkins traces the origins of life back to its very beginnings. This he does using mankind as a starting point, though as he points out, it makes little difference whether one begins with humans, elephants or swifts - ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780753819968
Published by : Orion Publishing Group
In his new book, Richard Dawkins traces the origins of life back to its very beginnings. This he does using mankind as a starting point, though as he points out, it makes little difference whether one begins with humans, elephants or swifts - ... .... Learn More

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

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 metho... .... Learn More

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 h... .... Learn More

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 f... .... Learn More

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