International Council for Archaeozoology Sharyn Jones O'Day Wim Va
This book is the first in a series of volumes which form the published proceedings of the 9th meeting of the International Council of Archaeozoology (ICAZ), held in Durham in 2002. The 35 papers present a series of case studies from around the world. They consider how zooarchaeological research can contribute to our understanding of human behavior and social systems. The volume is divided into two parts. Part 1, "Beyond Calories, focuses on the zooarchaeology of ritual and religion. Contributors discuss ways to approach questions of ritual and religion through the faunal record, and consider...
This book is the first in a series of volumes which form the published proceedings of the 9th meeting of the International Council of Archaeozoology (...