Zoology & Archaeozoology

ISBN: 9780759100237
Published by : AltaMira Press
Inclusion of botanical and zoological remains in archaeological analysis has dramatically increased since the advent of the New Archaeology. Yet most archaeologists have a limited knowledge of what archaeobiologists do and how their work can im... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780738206073
Published by : Perseus Press
The Cambrian Explosion is universally referred to as biology's "Big Bang". About 550 million years ago, there was literally an explosion of life forms, as all the major animal groups suddenly and dramatically appeared. Why did it happen this wa... .... Learn More

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: 9780521663151
Published by : Cambridge University Press
This important new reference work explores the history, discovery and interpretation of primate fossils. Fully illustrated throughout, it discusses the origin of primates through to the advent of anatomically modern humans. Aimed primarily at ... .... 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 sh... .... 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: 9780632051472
Published by : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
A follow-up to Palaeobiology: A Synthesis , arranged as a series of articles taking a thematic approach. `With its diversity of new topics and over 100 extra contributors, the book reflects the exiciting developments in the field'. .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780632051496
Published by : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
A follow-up to Palaeobiology: A Synthesis , arranged as a series of articles taking a thematic approach. `With its diversity of new topics and over 100 extra contributors, the book reflects the exiciting developments in the field'. .... Learn More