Archaeology is a field of research that relies largely on the remains of past humans and
nonhuman animals and the traces of their interactions within a range of material conditions …

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 …

Zooarchaeology is a detailed reference manual for students and professional archaeologists
interested in identifying and analysing animal remains from archaeological sites. Drawing …

The zooarchaeology of complex societies provides insights into the interrelated social and
economic relationships that people and animals created. I present a synthesis of …

The Cannibal Hymn forms a self-standing episode in the ritual anthology that makes up the
Pyramid Texts, first appearing in the tomb of Unas at the end of the Fifth Dynasty. Its style …

It is well known that Anglo-Saxon England witnessed dramatic changes in landscape
organization, economy and social structure but this paper aims to demonstrate how a more …

The pre-Hispanic art of the Lowlands of Paraná comprises very realistic to extremely
simplified ceramic figurines made by complex hunter-gatherer groups during the Late …

Animal symbolism is a prominent feature of many human societies globally. In some cases,
these symbolic attributes manifest in the technological domain, influencing the decision to …

Animals feature extensively in the iconography and written records of Bronze Age Crete, and
in archaeological debates ranging from initial colonisation in the 7th millennium BC, through …

Los procesos de estilización y esquematismo, que suponen una simplificación y una
alteración de lo figurado, han sido escasamente estudiados en el arte prehispánico de las …