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Zooarchaeology (Cambridge Manuals in Archaeology)

Zooarchaeology (Cambridge Manuals in Archaeology)

by ElizabethS.Wing (Author), ElizabethJ.Reitz (Author)

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    Paperback 1999

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    Paperback 2008

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Synopsis

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.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 475
 Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 04 Feb 1999
ISBN 10: 0521485290
ISBN 13: 9780521485296
Book Overview: Archaeology manual covering the identification and analysis of animal bones, teeth, and hard tissues.

Media Reviews
'The volume is well structured, and begins with an absorbing overview of the development of zooarchaeology ... The book gives a discursive introduction, with sufficient substance to hold the attention of those with some background knowledge, whilst remaining accessible to general readers.' Antiquity
'Zooarchaeology by Reitz and Wing is the most recent addition to the Cambridge Manuals in Archaeology series. It continues the tradition of providing outstanding reference books to a diverse international community of archaeological researchers by surveying current archaeological techniques and methods ...'. American Anthropologist
Reitz and Wing's superb book is a broad overview of the field of zooarchaeology, the study of animal bones from archaeological sites. The book's breadth is matched by highly detailed treatment of central topics...Reitz and Wing's excellent book sets the standard for the foreseeable future. Choice
Reitz and Wing's new volume Zooarchaeology will be an essential and enthusiastically welcomed addition to the shelves of any zooarchaeological library. A superb introduction to the science of zooarchaeology, this volume provides compact, but often detailed discussions of salient points essential to the science. It is aimed primarily at the beginning zooarchaeologist, but nonetheless provides excellent reading for zooarchaeologists and archaeologists at any level. The volume manages to cover all bases in such a way that it will be valuable as either text or reference manual, while providing well-written and intriguing detail that will make it attractive to those with a more theoretical interest in the subject. Society for Archaeological Sciences Bulletin
For many beginners and professionals alike then, Zooarchaeology can function as an informed entry point to the vast literature of zooarchaeology...It could also serve as core reading for a seminar on the interpretative potential of animal remains... Richard G. Klein, Journal of Anthropological Research