Humans, Animals, and the Craft of Slaughter in Archaeo-Historic Societies

ISBN-13: 9781108428804 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 276 str.

Krish Seetah

Opis

This book conceptualizes butchery as an expression of technological knowledge and culture embedded in action, defining the human-animal relationship.

Spis treści

Part I. Butchery as Craft and Social Praxis: 1. Animal bodies, human technology; 2. Conceptualising 'butchery'; 3. Thinking practically; 4. Craft, practice, and social boundaries; 5. Intellectualizing practice: bridging analogy and technology; 6. The materiality of butchery; Part II. The Butchers' Practice in Archaeo-Historic Societies: 7. Studying cut marks in historic archaeological contexts; 8. Problematising butchery studies; 9. Harnessing the power of the cut mark record; 10. Humans, animals, and the butchers' craft in Roman and medieval Britain; 11. Connecting complex butchering to complexity in society; 12. Beyond butchery.