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Paleolithic Zooarchaeology in Practice
Jonathan A. Haws, Bryan S. Hockett and Jean-Philip Brugal
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Understanding Paleolithic animal exploitation requires a multifaceted approach. Inferences may derive from research on paleoenvironments and taphonomy, the development of new methods for interpreting seasonality patterns, and ethnoarchaeological observations. A full understanding of Paleolithic economies also requires a multiregional perspective. This volume brings together a group of scholars with research interests from across the globe to understand the nature of animal exploitation practices through the lens of taphonomy. The chapters include case studies on the types of animals that Paleolithic peoples hunted and gathered through time and space, and taphonomic analyses of non-human animal bone assemblages.
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Front Cover
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Title Page
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Copyright
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Table of Contents
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INTRODUCTION: PALEOLITHIC ZOOARCHAEOLOGY
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KARSTIC CAVITIES, NATURAL BONE ACCUMULATIONS AND DISCRETE HUMAN ACTIVITIES IN THE EUROPEAN PALAEOLITHIC: SOME CASE STUDIES.
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NEW DATA FROM MUSEUM COLLECTIONS: MOUSTERIAN MAMMALS FROM LA QUINA IN THE PEABODY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
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REEVALUATIONS OF REINDEER KILL SEASONALITY AND IMPLICATIONS FOR SITE FUNCTIONAT VERBERIE
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ANIMAL CARCASS UTILIZATION DURING THE LATE UPPER PALEOLITHIC OCCUPATION OFLAPA DO SUÃO (PORTUGAL)
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PALEOLITHIC SUBSISTENCE AND THE TAPHONOMY OF SMALL MAMMAL ACCUMULATIONS IN THE IBERIAN PENINSULA
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MUSTELID HUNTING BY RECENT FORAGERS AND THE DETECTION OF TRAPPING IN THE EUROPEAN PALEOLITHIC
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THE EARLY TO LATE NATUFIAN TRANSITION AT HAYONIM CAVE, ISRAEL: A FAUNAL PERSPECTIVE
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THE ROLE OF WOOLLY RHINOCEROS AND WOOLLY MAMMOTH IN PALAEOLITHIC ECONOMIES AT VOGELHERD CAVE, GERMANY
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THE LARGE MAMMALIAN FOSSIL FAUNA OF THE GEELBEK DUNES, WESTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA
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Published: 2006
Publisher: BAR Publishing
- 9781841719948 (paperback)
- 9781407330235 (ebook)
BAR Number: S1564