Choice Reviews Online· 2012
Social zooarchaeology: humans and animals in prehistory
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Short summary
This paper argues that zooarchaeology should expand beyond analyzing animal remains for protein and calories to encompass the full spectrum of human-animal relationships in prehistory, including symbolic, ritualistic, and social dimensions.
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Key points
- Zooarchaeology should analyze animal remains beyond their dietary value.
- The study should include animal symbolism, ritual, and social roles in prehistory.
- Domestication and human-animal relationships are central to understanding past societies.
- Animals played roles in wealth, ritual, and social identity, not just sustenance.
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Abstract
1. Beyond protein and calories 2. Animal symbols 3. Animals in ritual 4. Hunting and humanity 5. Extinctions 6. Domestication as human-animal relationship 7. Pets and other human-animal relationships 8. Animal wealth 9. Meat beyond diet 10. Studying human-animal relations.
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Field: Archeology (Arts and Humanities)
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