| Description |
1 online resource |
| Summary |
Economic archaeology is the study of how past peoples exploited animals and plants, using as evidence the remains of those animals and plants. The animal side is usually termed zooarchaeology, the plant side archaeobotany. What distinguishes them from other studies of ancient animals and plants is that their ultimate aim is to find out about human behaviour - the animal and plant remains are a means to this end. The 33 papers present a wide array of topics covering many areas of archaeological interest. Aspects of method and theory, animal bone identification, human palaeopathology, prehistori |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record |
| Subject |
Animal remains (Archaeology)
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Economics, Prehistoric.
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Animal remains (Archaeology)
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Economics, Prehistoric
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Human-animal relationships
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Plant remains (Archaeology)
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Rowley-Conwy, Peter, editor
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Serjeantson, D. (Dale), editor.
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Halstead, Paul, editor
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| LC no. |
2017018632 |
| ISBN |
9781785704468 |
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178570446X |
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9781785704475 |
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1785704478 |
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9781785704482 |
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1785704486 |
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