Zoology & Archaeozoology
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Amphibians and Reptiles of Land Between the Lakes [Paperback]
Edmund J. Zimmerer (Author); David H. Snyder (Author); A. Floyd Scott (Author); David F. Frymire (Author)
£20.50ISBN: 9780813167671
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Known for its natural beauty, Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area is the largest inland peninsula in the United States. Consisting of 170,000 acres of forested and protected public land between Kentucky Lake (Tennessee River) and Lake ... .... Learn More -
Dogs and People in Social, Working, Economic or Symbolic Interaction [Paperback]
L. Snyder (Author)
£38.00ISBN: 9781785703997
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Proceedings of the 9th ICAZ Conference
This, the final title to be published from the sessions of the 2002 ICAZ conference, focuses on the role of man's best friend. As worker or companion, the dog has enjoyed a unique relationship with its human master, and the depth and variety of th... .... Learn More -
Cod and Herring: The Archaeology and History of Medieval Sea Fishing [Paperback]
James Barrett (Editor); David Orton (Editor)
£48.00ISBN: 9781785702396
Published by : Oxbow Books
Quests for cod, herring and other sea fish had profound impacts on medieval Europe. This interdisciplinary book combines history, archaeology and zooarchaeology to discover the chronology, causes and consequences of these fisheries. It crosscuts t... .... Learn More -
Bones and Identity: Zooarchaeological Approaches to Reconstructing Social and Cultural Landscapes in Southwest Asia [Paperback]
Nimrod Marom (Editor); Reuven Yeshuran (Editor); Lior Weissbrod (Editor); Guy Bar-Oz (Editor)
Regular Price: £38.00
Special Price: £9.95
ISBN: 9781785701726
Published by : Oxbow Books
Seventeen papers demonstrate how zooarchaeologists engage with questions of identity through culinary references, livestock husbandry practices and land use. Contributions combine hitherto unpublished zooarchaeological data from regions straddling... .... Learn More -
People with Animals: Perspectives and Studies in Ethnozooarchaeology [Paperback]
Lee Broderick (Editor)
Regular Price: £38.00
Special Price: £14.95
ISBN: 9781785702471
Published by : Oxbow Books
People with Animals emphasises the interdependence of people and animals in society, and contributors examine the variety of forms and time-depth that these relations can take. The types of relationship studied include the importance of manure to ... .... Learn More -
The Intimate Bond: How Animals Shaped Human History [Hardback]
Brian M. Fagan (Author)
Regular Price: £18.99
Special Price: £12.00
ISBN: 9781620405727
Published by : Bloomsbury
Animals, and our ever-changing relationship with them, have left an indelible mark on human history. From the dawn of our existence, animals and humans have been constantly redefining their relationship with one another, and entire civilizations h... .... Learn More -
A Manual for the Idenitification of Bird Bones from Archaeological Sites [Paperback]
Dale Serjeantson (Author); Alan Cohen (Author)
Regular Price: £29.50
Special Price: £21.00
ISBN: 9781909492295
Published by : Archetype
This reprinted manual shows the main skeletal elements of 32 species of birds, all drawn at 1:1 scale and annotated with notes to aid identification. It is intended as an aid to teaching the identification of bird bones from archaeological sites. ... .... Learn More -
Étude archéozoologique des grands mammifères du gisement Paléolithique moyen d’Érd (Hongrie) [Paperback]
Eva J Daschek (Author)
Regular Price: £38.00
Special Price: £15.00
ISBN: 9781407313412
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: BAR S
Volume: 2694
This work deals with Neanderthal subsistence behaviours during the Middle Palaeolithic in Hungary, through the example of Érd site. Very discreet, hunting and mainly scavenging, activities are shown by zooarchaeological study for meat procurement.... .... Learn More -
Deer and People [Paperback]
Karis Baker (Editor); Ruth Carden (Editor); Richard Madgwick (Editor)
Regular Price: £45.00
Special Price: £9.95
ISBN: 9781909686540
Published by : Windgather Press
Deer have been central to human cultures throughout time and space: whether as staples to hunter-gatherers, icons of Empire, or the focus of sport. Their social and economic importance has seen some species transported across continents, transform... .... Learn More -
Proceedings of the First Zooarchaeology Conference in Portugal [Paperback]
Cleia Detry (Editor); Rita Dias (Editor)
Regular Price: £30.00
Special Price: £10.00
ISBN: 9781407313047
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: BAR S
Volume: 2662
This volume comprises 15 articles - the result of presentations made at the first International Conference on Zooarchaeology which took place in Lisbon in 2012. This meeting was attended by researchers - PhD students, archaeologists, biologists an... .... Learn More
