Click Here to Download: https://ouo.io/rCdNqA Social Zooarchaeology By: Nerissa Russell Publisher: Cambridge University Press Print ISBN: 9780521767378, 0521767377 eText ISBN: 9781139180580, 1139180584 Format: PDF Available from $ 46.00 USD SKU 9781139180580 This is the first book to provide a systematic overview of social zooarchaeology, which takes a holistic view of human-animal relations in the past. Until recently, archaeological analysis of faunal evidence has primarily focused on the role of animals in the human diet and subsistence economy. This book, however, argues that animals have always played many more roles in human societies: as wealth, companions, spirit helpers, sacrificial victims, totems, centerpieces of feasts, objects of taboos, and more. These social factors are as significant as taphonomic processes in shaping animal bone assemblages. Nerissa Russell uses evidence derived from not only zooarchaeology, but also ethnography, history and classical studies, to suggest the range of human-animal relationships and to examine their importance in human society. Through exploring the significance of animals to ancient humans, this book provides a richer picture of past societies. Additional ISBNs 9781139180580, 9781283378123, 9781139184342, 9781139187787, 9781139190374, 1139180584, 1283378124, 1139184342, 1139187783, 1139190377, 9780521143110, 9780521767378, 052114311X, 0521767377
