Birds
By: Dale Serjeantson.
Series: Cambridge manuals in archaeology
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780521866170; 9780521758581
Subjects: Bird remains (Archaeology); Human-animal relationships -- History; Birds -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Biology, behaviour and anatomy; title: Ageing, sexing and pathology / with Tony Waldron; title: Identification, recording and quantification; title: Taphonomy : natural changes and recovery; title: Taphonomy : human modifications and element survival; title: Eggs and eggshell; title: Feathers, skins and other products; title: Tools and ornaments; title: Wild birds as food; title: The domestic chicken; title: Other domestic birds; title: Sport and pleasure; title: Birds in symbol and ritual; title: Birds in the environment; title: Conclusions and outstanding questions; title: Appendix 1 : scientific names of species referred to in the text; title: Appendix 2 : illustrations and definitions of bone zones; title: Appendix 3 : organisations and internet resources.