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Record Nr.

UNINA9910466253403321

Titolo

Economic zooarchaeology : studies in hunting, herding and early agriculture / / edited by Peter Rowley-Conwy, Dale Serjeantson and Paul Halstead

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, [England] ; ; Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania] : , : Oxbow Books, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

1-78570-448-6

1-78570-446-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (505 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

930.10285

Soggetti

Animal remains (Archaeology) - Economic aspects

Animal remains (Archaeology)

Economics, Prehistoric

Human-animal relationships - History

Plant remains (Archaeology)

Plant remains (Archaeology) - Economic aspects

Human-animal relationships

Electronic books.

History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

Economic archaeology is the study of how past peoples exploited animals and plants, using as evidence the remains of those animals and plants. The animal side is usually termed zooarchaeology, the plant side archaeobotany. What distinguishes them from other studies of ancient animals and plants is that their ultimate aim is to find out about human behaviour - the animal and plant remains are a means to this end. The 33 papers present a wide array of topics covering many areas of archaeological interest. Aspects of method and theory, animal bone identification, human palaeopathology, prehistori.