Birds

Informationen zum Autor Dale Serjeantson and T. Waldron Klappentext Birds is the first book to examine bird remains in archaeology and anthropology. Zusammenfassung This is the first book to examine bird remains in archaeology and anthropology. Providing a thorough review of the literature on this topic! it also serves as a guide to the methods of study of bird remains from the past and covers a wide range of topics. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. Biology, behaviour and anatomy; 3. Ageing, sexing and pathology with Tony Waldron; 4. Identification, recording and quantification; 5. Taphonomy: natural changes and recovery; 6. Taphonomy: human modifications and element survival; 7. Eggs and eggshell; 8. Feathers, skins and other products; 9. Tools and ornaments; 10. Wild birds as food; 11. The domestic chicken; 12. Other domestic birds; 13. Sport and pleasure; 14. Birds in symbol and ritual; 15. Birds in the environment; 16. Conclusions and outstanding questions.

Product details

• Authors: Dale Serjeantson, Dale (Honorary Research Fellow Serjeantson
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.05.2009
• EAN: 9780521758581
• ISBN: 978-0-521-75858-1
• Dimensions: 180 mm x 255 mm x 27 mm
• Series: Cambridge Manuals in Archaeology; Cambridge Manuals in Archaeology; Cambridge Manuals in Archaeolo
• Subject: Guides > Nature