Zoology & Archaeozoology
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Determining the Antiquity of Dog Origins: Canine domestication as a model for the consilience between molecular genetics and archaeology [Paperback]
Michelle J. Raisor (Author)
Regular Price: £21.00
Special Price: £10.00
ISBN: 9781841718095
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: BAR S
Volume: 1367
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
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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 -
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 -
Early Animal Domestication and Its Cultural Context [Hardback]
Pamela Crabtree (Editor); Kathleen Ryan (Editor); Douglas V. Campana (Editor)
Regular Price: £21.50
Special Price: £6.95
ISBN: 9780924171963
Published by : University of Pennsylvania Press
The transition from hunting and gathering to food production is one of the most significant developments in all of human prehistory, since it led to profound changes in population, settlement patterns, and technology. The authors examine the proce... .... Learn More -
Birds of the Athenian Agora [Paperback]
Robert D. Lamberton (Author); Susan I. Rotroff (Author)
£2.50ISBN: 9780876616277
Published by : American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Series: Agora Picture Book
Volume: 22
As well as the Little Owl or glaux, so often seen accompanying the goddess Athena, many other birds played an important role in Greek art and symbolism. This booklet describes the ways in which the Greeks viewed birds, from useful hawks and fowl t... .... Learn More -
The Fauna [Hardback]
Nils-Gustaf Gejvall (Author)
£65.00ISBN: 9780876613016
Published by : American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Series: Lerna
Volume: I
Produced at a time when faunal studies were still uncommon on most excavations, this book may seem methodologically rather out of date now. However, the descriptive sections provide surprising insights into the lives of the inhabitants of Bronze A... .... Learn More
