Zoology & Archaeozoology
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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)
£35.00ISBN: 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 -
Birds [Paperback]
Dale Serjeantson (Author)
Regular Price: £28.99
Special Price: £12.95
ISBN: 9780521758581
Published by : Cambridge University Press
This book serves as a guide to the methods of study of bird remains from the past and covers a wide range of topics, including anatomy and osteology, taphonomy, eggs, feathers, and bone tools. It examines the myriad ways in which people have i... .... 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)
Regular Price: £20.00
Special Price: £7.95
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 -
Beavers in Britain's Past [Paperback]
Bryony Coles (Author)
£40.00ISBN: 9781842172261
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: WARP Occasional Papers
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 -
Determining the Antiquity of Dog Origins: Canine domestication as a model for the consilience between molecular genetics and archaeology [Paperback]
Michelle J. Raisor (Author)
£21.00ISBN: 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 -
The Future from the Past: Archaeozoology in Wildlife Conservation and Heritage Management [Hardback]
Roel C. G. M. Lauwerier (Author); Ina Plug (Author)
Regular Price: £50.00
Special Price: £4.95
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 -
Evolution of Social Behaviour Patterns in Primates and Man [Hardback]
W. G. Runciman (Author); John Maynard Smith (Author); R. I. M. Dunbar (Author)
Regular Price: £32.00
Special Price: £9.95
ISBN: 9780197261644
Published by : British Academy
Brings an interdisciplinary approach to an exciting area of behavioural science research. 14 contributions look at the evolution of cultural behaviour from an evolutionary perspective. .... Learn More -
What is an Animal? [Paperback]
Tim Ingold (Author)
£41.99ISBN: 9780415095563
Published by : Routledge
Series: one world archaeology
Volume: 1
A collection of eleven interdisciplinary essays challenging our assumptions about animals and animality, now available in paperback. Contributors include: M Midgley (Beasts, brutes and monsters) ; R L Tapper (Animality, humanity, morality, soc... .... Learn More
