Research Catalog

Details

Description

1. ix, 206 p. : ill.; 25 cm.

Summary

1. "Animal Bones are one of the most abundant types of evidence found in archaeological sites dating from prehistoric times to the Middle Ages. They can give us a stiking insight into the economy and way of life of people in the distant past. The Archaeology of Animal Bones offers a lucid and accessible introduction to the principles and methods involved in the study of this vital category of archaeological material and provides an introduction for archaeologists seeking to understand how bones can shed light on the relationship between humans and animals." "The Archaeology of Animal Bones supplies in a single volume a much-needed critical review of this quickly developing field of research. It will appeal strongly to all those involved in archaeology and to anyone intrigued by the re-creation of long-lost worlds from the most insignificant-seeming fragments."--Jacket.

Subject

1. Animal remains (Archaeology)
2. 15.39 archaeology: other
3. Archäozoologie
4. Tierknochenfund
5. Vor- und Frühgeschichte
6. Bot (anatomie)
7. Dieren
8. Archeologie

Contents

1. 1. Why Study a Lot of Old Bones? -- 2. Bone, Bones and Skeletons -- 3. Taphonomy: From Life to Death and Beyond -- 4. Excavation and Recovery -- 5. Identification and Description -- 6. Counting Bones and Quantifying Taxa -- 7. Out on a Limb: Body-Part Quantification -- 8. Estimation of Age at Death -- 9. Palaeopathology: Understanding Sickness and Injury -- 10. Metrical and Non-Metrical Variation -- 11. Climate, Environment and Small Vertebrates -- 12. Hunting and Fishing: People as Predators -- 13. Settling Down: The Domestication of Animals and People -- 14. Urban Garbage: On Drovers, Butchers, Wealth and Rats -- 15. More than Just Old Bones.

Owning institution

1. Princeton University Library

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.