Zoology & Archaeozoology
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Animals and Otherness in the Middle Ages [Paperback]
Francisco de Asís García García (Editor); Mónica Ann Walker Vadillo (Editor); María Victoria Chico Picaza (Editor)
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ISBN: 9781407311166
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: BAR S
Volume: 2500
This publication has its origin in the colloquium Animals and Otherness in the Middle Ages held at the Faculty of Geography and History at Complutense University in Madrid in February 2011. This publication aims to bring together scholars from a r... .... Learn More -
Archaeomalacology Revisited: Non-dietary use of molluscs in archaeological settings [Paperback]
Canan Cakirlar (Editor)
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ISBN: 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)
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ISBN: 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 [Paperback]
Corrie Bakels (Editor); Kelly Fennema (Editor); Welmoed Out (Editor); Caroline Vermeeren (Editor)
£50.00ISBN: 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 -
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)
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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 -
Extinctions and Invasions: A Social History of British Fauna [Paperback]
Terry O'Connor (Editor); Naomi Jane Sykes (Editor)
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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 -
Norwich Castle: Excavations and Historical Survey 1987–98. Part III A Zooarchaeological Study [Paperback]
Mark Beech (Author); Julie Curl (Author); Umberto Albarella (Author); Mark J. Beech (Author); J. S. Curl (Author); Alison Locker (Author)
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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 -
Biosphere to Lithosphere: new studies in vertebrate taphonomy [Hardback]
Terry O'Connor (Author)
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ISBN: 9781842171189
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Proceedings of the 9th ICAZ Conference
Taphonomic studies are a major methodological advance, the effects of which have been felt throughout archaeology. Zooarchaeologists and archaeobotanists were the first to realise how vital it was to study the entire process of how food enters ... .... Learn More -
The Future from the Past: Archaeozoology in Wildlife Conservation and Heritage Management [Hardback]
Roel C. G. M. Lauwerier (Author); Ina Plug (Author)
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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 -
Horses and Horsemanship in the Athenian Agora [Paperback]
John McK. Camp II (Author)
£4.50ISBN: 9780876616390
Published by : American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Series: Agora Picture Book
Volume: 24
This concise and beautifully illustrated book demonstrates the many roles played by the horse in the lives of the Greeks, from its place in myth and early history to its significance as a marker of social status and its use in warfare, transportat... .... Learn More
