| Biosphere to Lithosphere: New Studies in Vertebrate Taphonomy Contributor(s): O'Connor, Terry (Author) |
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ISBN: 1785704605 ISBN-13: 9781785704604 Publisher: Oxbow Books Limited OUR PRICE: $47.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Archaeology - Science | Life Sciences - Zoology - General - Science | Earth Sciences - General |
| Dewey: 566 |
| Series: Proceedings of the 9th Icaz Conference |
| Physical Information: 160 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Taphonomic studies are a major methodological advance, the effects of which have been felt throughout archaeology. Zooarchaeologists and archaeobotanists were the first to realize 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. |