Just Skin and Bones? New Perspectives on Human-Animal Relations in the Historical Past

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This volume of nine papers is derived from two sessions focusing on current research in British zooarchaeology; the first of which took place on Wednesday 17th October 2003, at the meeting of the Theoretical Archaeology Group in Lampeter, entitled 'Just Skin and Bones? New Perspectives on Human-Animal Relations in the Historical Past'; and the second of which took place on Thursday the 9th September 2004, at the annual meeting of the Association of European Archaeologists in Lyon, entitled 'Advancing Zooarchaeology – Beyond Socio-Economics in Faunal Research'. Front Cover Title Page Copyright Table of Contents Preface Editor and Authors Figures & Tables Butchery as a Tool for Understanding the Changing Views of Animals: Cattle in Roman Britain Red Deer’s Role in Social Expression on the Isles of Scotland Animals, Ashes & Ancestors Zooarchaeology, Artefacts, Trade and Identity: The Analysis of Bone and Antler Combs From Early Medieval England and Scotland The Archaeological Evidence for Equestrianism in Early Anglo-Saxon England, c.450-700 Hunting for the Anglo-Normans: Zooarchaeological Evidence for Medieval Identity Prowlers in Wild and Dark Places? Mapping Wolves in Medieval Britain and Southern Scandinavia Perceptions Versus Reality: Changing Attitudes Towards Pets in Medieval and Post-Medieval England Art, Archaeology, Religion and Dead Fish: A Medieval Case Study from Northern England