This book presents a comprehensive and concise survey of the scientific techniques which are used in archaeology to analyze ancient human environments and to give a fascinating insight into the context of the distant past.
Terry O'Connor read Archaeology at London University, specialising in field archaeology and the study of animal remains. On completion of a PhD in which sheep featured strongly, he worked at the Environmental Archaeology Unit, University of York for nine years, principally conducting zooarchaeological research on material from York. He then moved to the University of Bradford for a further nine years, teaching zooarchaeology and environmental archaeology.
Terry returned to York in 1999 and intends to stay there.