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Author |
: Diane Gifford-Gonzalez |
Publisher |
: Springer |
Total Pages |
: 611 |
Release |
: 2018-04-03 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9783319656823 |
ISBN-13 |
: 3319656821 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (23 Downloads) |
Synopsis An Introduction to Zooarchaeology by : Diane Gifford-Gonzalez
This volume is a comprehensive, critical introduction to vertebrate zooarchaeology, the field that explores the history of human relations with animals from the Pliocene to the Industrial Revolution. The book is organized into five sections, each with an introduction, that leads the reader systematically through this swiftly expanding field. Section One presents a general introduction to zooarchaeology, key definitions, and an historical survey of the emergence of zooarchaeology in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa, and introduces the conceptual approach taken in the book. This volume is designed to allow readers to integrate data from the book along with that acquired elsewhere within a coherent analytical framework. Most of its chapters take the form of critical “review articles,” providing a portal into both the classic and current literature and contextualizing these with original commentary. Summaries of findings are enhanced by profuse illustrations by the author and others.
Author |
: Umberto Albarella |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press |
Total Pages |
: 865 |
Release |
: 2017 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780199686476 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0199686475 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (76 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Oxford Handbook of Zooarchaeology by : Umberto Albarella
Animals have played a fundamental role in shaping human history, and the study of their remains from archaeological sites - zooarchaeology - has gradually been emerging as a powerful discipline and crucible for forging an understanding of our past. This Handbook offers a cutting-edge, global compendium of zooarchaeology that seeks to provide a holistic view of the role played by animals in past human cultures. Case studies from across five continents explore ahuge range of human-animal interactions from an array of geographical, historical, and cultural contexts, and also illuminate the many approaches and methods adopted by different schools and traditions instudying these relationships.
Author |
: Elizabeth J. Reitz |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 484 |
Release |
: 1999-02-04 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0521485290 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780521485296 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (90 Downloads) |
Synopsis Zooarchaeology by : Elizabeth J. Reitz
Zooarchaeology is a detailed reference manual for students and professional archaeologists interested in identifying and analysing animal remains from archaeological sites. Drawing on material from all over the world, and covering a time span from the Pleistocene to the nineteenth century AD, the emphasis is on animals whose remains inform us about many aspects of the relationships between humans and their natural and social environments, especially site formation processes, subsistence strategies, and paleoenvironments. The authors discuss suitable methods and theories for all vertebrate classes and molluscs, and include hypothetical examples to demonstrate these. There are extensive references and illustrations to help in the process of identification.
Author |
: Elizabeth J. Reitz |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 560 |
Release |
: 2008-01-14 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0521673933 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780521673938 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (33 Downloads) |
Synopsis Zooarchaeology by : Elizabeth J. Reitz
This book serves as an introductory text for students interested in identification and analysis of animal remains from archaeological sites. This revised edition reflects developments in zooarchaeology that have occurred during the past decade. It includes new sections on enamel ultrastructure and incremental analysis, stable isotyopes and trace elements, ancient genetics and enzymes, environmental reconstruction, people as agents of environmental change, applications of zooarchaeology in animal conversation and heritage management, and a discussion of issues pertaining to the curation of archaeofaunal materials.
Author |
: Nerissa Russell |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 561 |
Release |
: 2011-11-14 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781139504348 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1139504347 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (48 Downloads) |
Synopsis Social Zooarchaeology by : Nerissa Russell
This is the first book to provide a systematic overview of social zooarchaeology, which takes a holistic view of human-animal relations in the past. Until recently, archaeological analysis of faunal evidence has primarily focused on the role of animals in the human diet and subsistence economy. This book, however, argues that animals have always played many more roles in human societies: as wealth, companions, spirit helpers, sacrificial victims, totems, centerpieces of feasts, objects of taboos, and more. These social factors are as significant as taphonomic processes in shaping animal bone assemblages. Nerissa Russell uses evidence derived from not only zooarchaeology, but also ethnography, history and classical studies, to suggest the range of human-animal relationships and to examine their importance in human society. Through exploring the significance of animals to ancient humans, this book provides a richer picture of past societies.
Author |
: Meagan Elizabeth Dennison |
Publisher |
: Univ. of Tennessee Press |
Total Pages |
: 392 |
Release |
: 2023-04-14 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781621907442 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1621907449 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (42 Downloads) |
Synopsis North American Zooarchaeology by : Meagan Elizabeth Dennison
"This multi-author volume reflects on the history and continuity of zooarchaeology in North America and honors one of its most notable contemporary contributors, Walter E. Klippel. Klippel came to the University of Tennessee in 1977 as an assistant professor of anthropology and, over the next forty years, mentored countless students, published more than fifty journal articles and book chapters, and assembled a zooarchaeological comparative collection of national significance. Developed by friends, students, and colleagues of the professor, this wide-ranging collection of essays is organized by the prevailing themes of Klippel's career, including geological and landscape contexts, taphonomy, and the incorporation of actualistic methodologies and new technologies into zooarchaeological analyses. The diversity of topics alone suggests how extensive Klippel's research interests have been and how much contemporary zooarchaeology owes to his vision. Seeking to extend and not only celebrate that vision, the contributors also turn to explore new uses for the zooarchaeological framework in nontraditional settings. Foreword by Bonnie W. Styles and R. Bruce McMillan"--
Author |
: Donald K. Grayson |
Publisher |
: Elsevier |
Total Pages |
: 223 |
Release |
: 2014-06-28 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781483299440 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1483299449 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (40 Downloads) |
Synopsis Quantitative Zooarchaeology by : Donald K. Grayson
Quantitative Zooarchaeology
Author |
: Christina M. Giovas |
Publisher |
: Springer |
Total Pages |
: 326 |
Release |
: 2017-11-24 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9783319647630 |
ISBN-13 |
: 3319647636 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (30 Downloads) |
Synopsis Zooarchaeology in Practice by : Christina M. Giovas
Zooarchaeology in Practice unites depth of treatment with broad topical coverage to advance methodological discussion and development in archaeofaunal analysis. Through case studies, historical accounts, and technical reviews authored by leading figures in the field, the volume examines how zooarchaeological data and interpretation are shaped by its methods of practice and explores the impact of these effects at varying levels of investigation. Contributing authors draw on geographically and taxonomically diverse datasets, providing instructive approaches to problems in traditional and emerging areas of methodological concern. Readers, from specialists to students, will gain an extensive, sophisticated look at important disciplinary issues that are sure to provoke critical reflection on the nature and importance of sound methodology. With implications for how archaeologists reconstruct human behavior and paleoecology, and broader relevance to fields such as paleontology and conservation biology, Zooarchaeology in Practice makes an enduring contribution to the methodological advancement of the discipline.
Author |
: R. Lee Lyman |
Publisher |
: U of Nebraska Press |
Total Pages |
: 282 |
Release |
: 2016-07-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780803285576 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0803285574 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (76 Downloads) |
Synopsis Theodore E. White and the Development of Zooarchaeology in North America by : R. Lee Lyman
Appendix: "Observations on the Butchering Technique of Some Aboriginal Peoples, No. 10: Bison Bone from the Oldham Site," by Theodore E. White -- Notes -- References -- Index
Author |
: Kitty F. Emery |
Publisher |
: Lockwood Press |
Total Pages |
: 809 |
Release |
: 2013-11-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781937040154 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1937040151 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (54 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Archaeology of Mesoamerican Animals by : Kitty F. Emery
Recognition of the role of animals in ancient diet, economy, politics, and ritual is vital to understanding ancient cultures fully, while following the clues available from animal remains in reconstructing environments is vital to understanding the ancient relationship between humans and the world around them. In response to the growing interest in the field of zooarchaeology, this volume presents current research from across the many cultures and regions of Mesoamerica, dealing specifically with the most current issues in zooarchaeological literature. Geographically, the essays collected here index the different aspects of animal use by the indigenous populations of the entire area between the northern borders of Mexico and the southern borders of lower Central America. This includes such diverse cultures as the north Mexican hunter-gatherers, the Olmec, Maya, Mixtec, Zapotec, and Central American Indians. The time frame of the volume extends from the earliest human occupation, the Preclassic, Classic, Postclassic, and Colonial manifestations, to recent times. The book's chapters, written by experts in the field of Mesoamerican zooarchaeology, provide important general background on the domestic and ritual use of animals in early and classic Mesoamerica and Central America, but deal also with special aspects of human-animal relationships such as early domestication and symbolism of animals, and important yet otherwise poorly represented aspects of taphonomy and zooarchaeological methodology. Spanish-language version also available (ISBN 978-1-937040-12-3).