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Dogs And People In Social, Working, Economic Or Symbolic Interaction

by Snyder L. Snyder

30,46€ + 10% CARD

 Focusing on the role of man's best friend, this title is published from the sessions of the 2002 ICAZ conference. It features a variety of the papers that is a testament to the interest that this symbiotic arrangement holds for many scholars working in archaeology.
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Behaviour Behind Bones - The Zooarchaeology Of Ritual, Religion, Status And Identity

by Ervynck Anton Ervynck, Jones O'Day Sharyn Jones O'Day e Van Neer Wim Van Neer

39,75€ + 10% CARD

 This book is the first in a series of volumes which form the published proceedings of the 9th meeting of the International Council of Archaeozoology (ICAZ), held in Durham in 2002. The 35 papers present a series of case studies from around the world. They stretch beyond the standard zooarchaeological topics of economy and ecology, and consider how zooarchaeological research can contribute to our understanding of human behaviour and social systems. The volume is divided into two parts. Part 1, Beyond Calories, focuses on the zooarchaeology of ritual and religion. Contributors discuss ways to approach questions of ritual and religion through the faunal record, and consider how material culture depicting and/or associated with animals can provides clues about ideology, religious practices and the role of animals within spiritual systems. Part 2, Equations for Inequality, looks at questions of identity, status and other forms of social differentiation in former human societies. Contributors discuss how differences in food consumption, nutrition, and food procurement strategies can be related to various forms of social differentiation among individuals and groups.
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Colonisation, Migration, And Marginal Areas - A Zooarchaeological Approach

by Mondini Mariana Mondini, Munoz Sebastian Munoz e Wickler Stephen Wickler

23,85€ + 10% CARD

 Human migration tends to involve more than the odd suitcase or two - we often carry other organisms on our travels, some are deliberately transported, others move by accident. This volume of 12 papers offers a zooarchaeological approach to questions surrounding the nature and extent of human colonization and migration, and the adaptation of humans to new and sometimes extreme or challenging environments. The volume is divided into two parts: Part 1 takes up the theme of Human and Animal Migration and Colonisation. Contributors consider the relationship between human movements and the movements of animals and animal products; case studies look at Neolithic population movements in Oceania, the Norse colonization of Greenland, and the European settlement of Virginia. Part 2 focuses on the topic of Behavioural Variability in the So-Called Marginal Areas. Contributors offer various interpretations of the concept of 'marginality', from climatic extremes of the Arctic cold, and the heat and aridity of western North America, to the geographical remoteness of Patagonia, and the cultural circumstances surrounding the beginnings of transhumant pastoralism in prehistoric southeastern Europe.
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Archaeomalacology - Molluscs In Former Environments Of Human Behaviour

by Bar-Yosef D. Bar-Yosef

28,49€ + 10% CARD

 Molluscs are the most common invertebrate remains found at archaeological sites, but archaeomalacology (the study of molluscs in archaeological contexts) is a relatively new archaeological discipline and the field of zooarchaeology is seen by many as one mainly focused on the remains of vertebrates. The papers in this volume hope to redress this balance, bringing molluscan studies into mainstream zooarchaeological and archaeological debate, and resulting in a monograph with a truly international flavour.
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Biosphere To Lithosphere - New Studies In Vertebrate Taphonomy

by O'Connor Terry O'Connor

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 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 the archaeological record, and taphonomy brought to a close the era when the study of animal bones and plant remains from archaeological sites were regarded mainly as environmental indicators. This volume is indicative of recent developments in taphonomic studies: hugely diverse research areas are being explored, many of which would have been totally unforeseeable only a quarter of a century ago.
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The Future From The Past - Archaeozoology In Wildlife Conservation And Heritage Management

by Ina Plug e Roel C. G. M. Lauwerier

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 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 conservation of our natural and cultural heritage.

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