Placing Animals In The Neolithic

Author : Arkadiusz Marciniak
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781315422596

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Placing Animals in the Neolithic by Arkadiusz Marciniak Pdf

This book presents a new perspective on the social milieu of the Early and Middle Neolithic in Central Europe as viewed through relations between humans and animals, food acquisition and consumption, as well as refuse disposal practices. Based on animal bone assemblages from a wide range of sites from a period of over 2,000 years originating in both the North European Plain lowlands and the loess uplands, the evidence explored in the book represents the Linear Band Pottery Culture (LBK), the Lengyel Culture, and the Funnel Beaker Culture (TRB) allowing us to follow the dynamic development of early farmers from their emergence in the area north of the Carpathians up to their consolidation and stabilization in this new territory.

Author : G. W. Dimbleby
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 607 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2017-07-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351483421

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The Domestication and Exploitation of Plants and Animals by G. W. Dimbleby Pdf

The domestication of plants and animals was one of the greatest steps forward taken by mankind. Although it was first achieved long ago, we still need to know what led to it and how, and even when, it took place. Only when we have this understanding will we be able to appreciate fully the important social and economic consequences of this step. Even more important, an understanding of this achievement is basic to any insight into modern man's relationship to his habitat. In the last decade or two a change in methods of investigating these events has taken place, due to the mutual realization by archaeologists and natural scientists that each held part of the key and neither alone had the whole. Inevitably, perhaps, the floodgate that was opened has resulted in a spate of new knowledge, which is scattered in the form of specialist reports in diverse journals. This volume results from presentations at the Institute of Archaeology, London University, discussing the domestication and exploitation of plants and animals. Workers in the archaeological, anthropological, and biological fields attempted to bridge the gap between their respective disciplines through personal contact and discussion. Modern techniques and the result of their application to the classical problems of domestication, selection, and spread of cereals and of cattle were discussed, but so were comparable problems in plants and animals not previously considered in this context. Although there were differing opinions on taxonomic classification, the editors have standardized and simplified the usage throughout this book. In particular, they have omitted references to authorities and adopted the binomial classification for both botanical and zoological names. They followed this procedure in all cases except where sub-specific differences are discussed and also standardized orthography of sites.

Author : Dale Serjeantson,David Field
Publisher : Neolithic Studies Group Semina
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105123283892

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Animals in the Neolithic of Britain and Europe by Dale Serjeantson,David Field Pdf

Presenting 12 papers from the Neolithic Studies Group seminar on the subject of animals in the Neolithic, this book aims to cover a range of approaches to animals in the Neolithic, discussing both wild and domestic animals and focuses on their social as well as economic roles.

Author : Sue Colledge,James Conolly,Keith Dobney,Katie Manning,Stephen Shennan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 641 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2016-06-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781315417639

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The Origins and Spread of Domestic Animals in Southwest Asia and Europe by Sue Colledge,James Conolly,Keith Dobney,Katie Manning,Stephen Shennan Pdf

This volume tackles the fundamental and broad-scale questions concerning the spread of early animal herding from its origins in the Near East into Europe beginning in the mid-10th millennium BC. Original work by more than 30 leading international researchers synthesizes of our current knowledge about the origins and spread of animal domestication. In this comprehensive book, the zooarchaeological record and discussions of the evolution and development of Neolithic stock-keeping take center stage in the debate over the profound effects of the Neolithic revolution on both our biological and cultural evolution.

Author : Kristian Kristiansen,Ladislav _mejda,Jan Turek
Publisher : Oxbow Books
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2015-01-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781782977735

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Paradigm Found by Kristian Kristiansen,Ladislav _mejda,Jan Turek Pdf

Paradigm Found brings together papers by renowned researchers from across Europe, Asia and America to discuss a selection of pressing issues in current archaeological theory and method. The book also reviews the effects and potential of various theoretical stances in the context of prehistoric archaeology. The 23 papers provide a discussion of the issues currently re-appearing in the focal point of theoretical debates in archaeology such as the role of the discipline in the present-day society, problems of interpretation in archaeology, approaches to the study of social evolution, as well as current insights into issues in classification and construction of typologies. Taking a fresh, and often provocative, look at the challenges contemporary archaeology is facing, the contributors evaluate the effects of past developments and discuss the impact they are likely to have on future directions in archaeology as an internationally connected discipline. In its final part the volume reflects on current thinking on prehistory, using case-studies from a number of European regions and the Mediterranean, from the Neolithic to the Roman Period. The volume represents a tribute to the lifetime achievements of Professor Ev_en Neustupn_, a distinguished Czech archaeologist who contributed to the advancement of prehistoric studies in Europe and to archaeological theory and method in particular.

Author : Chris Fowler,Jan Harding,Daniela Hofmann
Publisher : Oxford Handbooks
Page : 1201 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199545841

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The Oxford Handbook of Neolithic Europe by Chris Fowler,Jan Harding,Daniela Hofmann Pdf

'The Oxford Handbook of Neolithic Europe' provides a comprehensive, geographically extensive, thematic overview of the European Neolithic - from Iberia to Russia and from Norway to Malta - offering both a general introduction and a clear exploration of key issues and current debates surrounding evidence and interpretation.

Author : Krish Seetah
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2018-10-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781108428804

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Humans, Animals, and the Craft of Slaughter in Archaeo-Historic Societies by Krish Seetah Pdf

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

Author : Shahal Abbo,Avi Gopher,Gila Kahila Bar-Gal
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2022-03-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781108493642

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The Origins of Agriculture in the Ancient Near East by Shahal Abbo,Avi Gopher,Gila Kahila Bar-Gal Pdf

Rapid and knowledge-based agricultural origins and plant domestication in the Neolithic Near East gave rise to Western civilizations.

Author : Premendra Priyadarshi
Publisher : Notion Press
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2021-05-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781639047000

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Origin and Spread of Domestication and Farming by Premendra Priyadarshi Pdf

They migrated not only with the language they spoke and their DNAs but also with their cows, bulls and buffaloes. With them went their dogs, chicken and goats. They carried with them the seeds of barley and rice and wheat. And the mice and shrews followed them. They spread the pottery and the figurines, the art and culture of India to Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey, Jordan and Israel and further west. This is the story of out-of-India migration of the farmers between 8000 BCE to 1500 BCE from Mehrgarh and the later Harappa Civilization located in the Indus-Sarasvati Valley of Northwest India, from Vindhya region, and the Ganga Valley in Central India and from the Brahmaputra Valley of Assam. Based on archaeological records of not only India, but also China, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey and Levant, and the genetic studies of man, animals and plants, both modern and ancient. A book for everyone interested in authentic evidence-based prehistory of India and her contributions to Asia, Europe and Africa during the Neolithic, Copper Age and Bronze Age. Appropriate citations and detailed bibliography, as well as a subject index, have been provided. The book lays to rest the speculative type of prehistory of India and the Aryan Invasion hypothesis.

Author : Catarina Ginja,Elizabeth Wright
Publisher : Lockwood Press
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2022-05-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781948488747

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Cattle and People by Catarina Ginja,Elizabeth Wright Pdf

This volume originates in a conference session that took place at the 2018 International Council of Archaeozoology conference in Ankara, Turkey, entitled "Humans and Cattle: Interdisciplinary Perspectives to an Ancient Relationship." The aim of the session was to bring together zooarchaeologists and their colleagues from various other research fields working on human cattle interactions over time. The contributions in this volume reflect well the breadth of work being undertaken on the ancient relationship between humans and cattle across the continents of Europe, Africa and Asia, and from the late Pleistocene to postmedieval period. Almost all involve the study of archaeological cattle remains and use different zooarchaeological methods, but the combination of these approaches with that of ethnography, isotopes and genetics is also featured. Author Interview

Author : Dale Serjeantson,David Field
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Agriculture, Prehistoric
ISBN : 1782978984

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Animals in the Neolithic of Britain and Europe by Dale Serjeantson,David Field Pdf

Author : Ian Hodder
Publisher : British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2021-04-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781912090495

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The Matter of Çatalhöyük by Ian Hodder Pdf

This volume presents material artifacts recovered from the site in these seasons, including a range of clay-based objects (ceramics, clay balls, tokens, figurines) as well as those made of stone, shell and textile.

Author : Erica Hughes
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2015-01-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781443873505

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Meaning and λόγος by Erica Hughes Pdf

The Early Professional Interdisciplinary Conference was designed to bring together graduate students, post-docs, and lecturers within the first five years of appointment from any of the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. Its goals included the facilitation of professional development through interdepartmental idea exchange and collaboration, as well as the application of annual themes to better the understanding of teaching and learning within and between disciplines. This volume brings together approaches from Archaeology, Art History, Assyriology, Cinema, Cultural Anthropology, Egyptology, History, Literary Criticism, Marketing, Medieval Studies, Music, Philosophy, Psychology and Sociology to the theme of “meaning and λόγος.” Topics range from Urartian archaeology, Egyptian religious practice and Roman sculpture to Peppa Pig, brain imaging, heavy metal and the murals of Belfast. Thematic introductions ensure a coherence among and between the various chapters. The word λόγος had many meanings in Ancient Greek: word, opinion, expectation, speech, principle, rhetorical argument, reason, and even meaning. Investigating how the meaning of a word links ideas and affects pedagogical issues began with Herakleitos and continues today. Logos is also the root of the suffix “–logy”, which is used to describe many of the fields in the Humanities and Social Sciences. As such, it provides an appropriate link between the many branches of investigation and scholarship included here.

Author : Kurt J Gron,Lasse Sorensen,Peter Rowley-Conwy
Publisher : Oxbow Books
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2020-02-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781789251432

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Farmers at the Frontier by Kurt J Gron,Lasse Sorensen,Peter Rowley-Conwy Pdf

All farming in prehistoric Europe ultimately came from elsewhere in one way or another, unlike the growing numbers of primary centers of domestication and agricultural origins worldwide. This fact affects every aspect of our understanding of the start of farming on the continent because it means that ultimately, domesticated plants and animals came from somewhere else, and from someone else. In an area as vast as Europe, the process by which food production becomes the predominant subsistence strategy is of course highly variable, but in a sense the outcome is the same, and has the potential for addressing more large-scale questions regarding agricultural origins. Therefore, a detailed understanding of all aspects of farming in its absolute earliest form in various regions of Europe can potentially provide a new perspective on the mechanisms by which this monumental change comes to human societies and regions. In this volume, we aim to collect various perspectives regarding the earliest farming from across Europe. Methodological approaches, archaeological cultures, and geographic locations in Europe are variable, but all papers engage with the simple question: What was the earliest farming like? This volume opens a conversation about agriculture just after the transition in order to address the role incoming people, technologies, and adaptations have in secondary adoptions. The book starts with an introduction by the editors which will serve to contextualize the theme of the volume. The broad arguments concerning the process of neolithisation are addressed, and the rationale for the volume discussed. Contributions are ordered geographically and chronologically, given the progression of the Neolithic across Europe. The editors conclude the volume with a short commentary paper regarding the theme of the volume.

Author : Terry O'Connor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2005-02-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781782979173

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Biosphere to Lithosphere by Terry O'Connor Pdf

Taphonomic studies are a major methodological advance, the effects of which have been felt throughout archaeology. Zooarchaeologists and archaeobotanists were the first to realise how vital it was to study the entire process of how food enters the archaeological record, and taphonomy brought to a close the era when the study of animal bones and plant remains from archaeological sites were regarded mainly as environmental indicators.This volume is indicative of recent developments in taphonomic studies: hugely diverse research areas are being explored, many of which would have been totally unforeseeable only a quarter of a century ago.