Click Here to Download: https://ouo.io/IpOOSP The Archaeology of Animals By: Simon J. M. Davis Publisher: Routledge Print ISBN: 9781138141223, 1138141224 eText ISBN: 9781135106591, 1135106592 Edition: 1st Pages: 228 Copyright year: 1987 Format: EPUB Available from $ 23.18 USD SKU 9781135106591R90 Ever since the discovery of fossil remains of extinct animals associated with flint implements, bones and other animal remains have been providing invaluable information to the archaeologist. In the last 20 years many archaeologists and zoologists have taken to studying such archaeofaunal remains, and the science of zoo-archaeology has come into being. What was the nature of the environment in which our ancestors lived? In which season were sites occupied? When did our earliest ancestors start to hunt big game, and how efficient were they as hunters? Were early humans responsible for the extinction of so many species of large mammals 10-20,000 years ago? When, where and why were certain animals first domesticated? When did milking and horse-riding begin? Did the Romans influence our eating habits? What were sanitary conditions like in medieval England? And could the terrible pestilence which afflicted the English in the seventh century AD have been plague? These are some of the questions dealt with in this book. The book also describes the nature and development of bones and teeth, and some of the methods used in zoo-archaeology. Additional ISBNs 9780415151481, 0415151481
