The Archaeology of Animals

by Simon J.M. Davis

In this pioneering work, Simon J. M. Davis presents a broad overview of the new science of zooarchaeology—the analysis of fossil remains of animals—explaining its methods and showing how it helps the archaeologist interpret a site and reconstruct our prehistory and history.

Genres: Archaeology, History

224 pages, Paperback

First published April 30, 1987

Reviews

[Valerie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I don't refer to this one very often, but I do keep it in my classroom. I sometimes use tables from it to illustrate points about statistics.

[Lee Broderick · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good introductory text to zooarchaeology, using case studies based on the author's own work in the near east.