The Archaeology of Animals
Autor Simon J. M. Davisen Limba Engleză Paperback – 24 mai 1995
In this pioneering work, Simon J. M. Davis presents a broad overview of the new science of zooarchaeology—the analysis of fossil remains of animals—explaining its methods and showing how it helps the archaeologist interpret a site and reconstruct our prehistory and history.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780300063059
ISBN-10: 0300063059
Pagini: 224
Ilustrații: 153 b/w illus.
Dimensiuni: 191 x 254 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Editura: Yale University Press
Colecția Yale University Press
ISBN-10: 0300063059
Pagini: 224
Ilustrații: 153 b/w illus.
Dimensiuni: 191 x 254 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Editura: Yale University Press
Colecția Yale University Press
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Notă biografică
Dr Simon Davis works as a Zoo-Archaeologist in English Heritage's Ancient Monuments Laboratory; he is also an Hon. Research Assistant at University College, London. In addition to excavation work in Israel, Iran, Cyprus and Britain, he has travelled in the Middle East, Europe, the Maghreb and North America.
Recenzii
`The book is excellent and essential reading for anyone connected with archaeology, be they students, laymen, or experienced excavators and specialists' - Journal of Archaeological Science
`Simon Davis has produced an excellent account of the more intriguing investigations carried out on animal remains from archaeological sites. It will fascinate all who are interested in changes in the human environment and, as an exposition on interpretation, it should be read by every archaeologist' - The Times Literary Supplement
`Simon Davis provides a wealth of esoteric information about animals in the past' - New Scientist
`The Archaeology of Animals is an impressive achievement, making an excellent case for the importance of studying animal bones from archaeological sites' - Archaeology Today
`...an excellent introduction to the subject, written from the point of view of a zoologist but impeccable in its appreciation of the rich store of archaeological data that the study of faunal remains can yield' - British Archaeological News
`Simon Davis has produced an excellent account of the more intriguing investigations carried out on animal remains from archaeological sites. It will fascinate all who are interested in changes in the human environment and, as an exposition on interpretation, it should be read by every archaeologist' - The Times Literary Supplement
`Simon Davis provides a wealth of esoteric information about animals in the past' - New Scientist
`The Archaeology of Animals is an impressive achievement, making an excellent case for the importance of studying animal bones from archaeological sites' - Archaeology Today
`...an excellent introduction to the subject, written from the point of view of a zoologist but impeccable in its appreciation of the rich store of archaeological data that the study of faunal remains can yield' - British Archaeological News
Cuprins
1. Methods and problems in zoo archaeology, 2. What are bones and teeth?, 3. On reconstructing past environments, 4. In what season was a site occupied? 5. Our hunting past, 6. From hunter to herd: the origin of domestic animals, 7. Later domesticates and the secondary use of animals, 8. Britain: a case study.
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From Stone Age mammoth-hunters to Roman black rats, this book explains how fossils found on archaeological sites help to unravel some of the mysteries which surround our ancestors.
From Stone Age mammoth-hunters to Roman black rats, this book explains how fossils found on archaeological sites help to unravel some of the mysteries which surround our ancestors.