The Archaeology of Animal Bones
- ISBN-10
- 0750935243
- ISBN-13
- 9780750935241
- Category
- Animal remains (Archaeology)
- Pages
- 206
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000
- Authors
- Terry O'Connor, Terence Patrick O'Connor
Description
Animal bones are one of the most abundant types of evidence found in archaeological sites dating from pre-historic times to the Middle Ages, and they can reveal a startling amount about the economy and way of life of people in the past. This is a fascinating introduction for anyone seeking to understand how these bones can shed light on our knowledge of the past, as well as the complex relationship between human and animals. Written by one of the most respected experts in this field, and published for the first time in paperback, this book will be essential reading for archaeologists, or indeed anyone intrigued by the recreation of long lost worlds from the most insignificant-seeming fragments of animal bones.
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