Zooarchaeology
Elizabeth J. Reitz
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Description for Zooarchaeology
Paperback. An expanded and improved edition of an established text reflecting recent developments in zooarchaeology. Series: Cambridge Manuals in Archaeology. Num Pages: 560 pages, b/w figs, tabs. BIC Classification: HDW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 252 x 179 x 30. Weight in Grams: 956. Series: Cambridge Manuals in Archaeology. 455 pages, b/w figs, tabs. An expanded and improved 2008 edition of an established text reflecting recent developments in zooarchaeology. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: HDW. Dimension: 252 x 179 x 30. Weight: 972.
This is an introductory text for students interested in identification and analysis of animal remains from archaeological sites. The emphasis is on animals whose remains inform us about the relationship between humans and their natural and social environments, especially site formation processes, subsistence strategies, the processes of domestication, and paleoenvironments. Examining examples from all over the world, from the Pleistocene period up to the present, this volume is organized in a way that is parallel to faunal study, beginning with background information, bias in a faunal assemblage, and basic zooarchaeological methods. This revised edition reflects developments in zooarchaeology during the ... Read more
This is an introductory text for students interested in identification and analysis of animal remains from archaeological sites. The emphasis is on animals whose remains inform us about the relationship between humans and their natural and social environments, especially site formation processes, subsistence strategies, the processes of domestication, and paleoenvironments. Examining examples from all over the world, from the Pleistocene period up to the present, this volume is organized in a way that is parallel to faunal study, beginning with background information, bias in a faunal assemblage, and basic zooarchaeological methods. This revised edition reflects developments in zooarchaeology during the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
455
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Cambridge Manuals in Archaeology
Condition
New
Number of Pages
560
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521673938
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V9780521673938
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About Elizabeth J. Reitz
Elizabeth J. Reitz is professor of anthropology at the Georgia Museum of Natural History, University of Georgia. Her work is based on the identification and interpretation of animal remains from coastal archaeological sites, particularly in South America, the Caribbean, and the southeastern United States. She is the co-author and co-editor of several volumes, as well as the author of over ... Read more
Reviews for Zooarchaeology
'Students of zooarchaeology and seasoned practitioners alike will derive great benefit from this new edition of a classic work. Reitz and Wing have combined their considerable talents and decades of experience to produce a volume that is useful at every level. Issues particular to zooarchaeology are covered with clarity and thoroughness, while matters of general concern to the discipline, such ... Read more