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Domestication in Action

Past and Present Human-Reindeer Interaction in Northern Fennoscandia

Inbunden, Engelska, 2022

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This book outlines recent advances in the archaeology of reindeer domestication and development of reindeer herding among the Sámi of Northern Fennoscandia, focusing especially on the identification and understanding of various reindeer herding tasks and practices through archaeological evidence and traditional knowledge of reindeer herders.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2022-05-25
Mått148 x 210 x 21 mm
Vikt508 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieArctic Encounters
Antal sidor283
FörlagSpringer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN9783030986421

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Arkeologi inom Historia och arkeologi
Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik
Antropologi inom Samhälle och politik
Kulturvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik

Anna-Kaisa Salmi is an Associate Professor in Archaeology at the University of Oulu. Her research focusses on northern human-animal relationships and the archaeology of reindeer domestication. She is the Editor-in-Chief of the Monographs of the Archaeological Society of Finland and co-editor of Archaeologies of Animal Movement – Animals on the Move (2021) and The Sound of Silence – Indigenous Perspectives on the Historical Archaeology of Colonialism (2019).

Part I: The history and biology of reindeer domestication.- Chapter 1. Introduction: Perspectives on the history and ethnoarchaeology of reindeer domestication and herding.- Chapter 2. Impact of human selection on the genetics and morphology of the reindeer.- Part II: Domestication and herding strategies.- Chapter 3. Castration as part of reindeer herd management.- Chapter 4.Working reindeer in past and present reindeer herding.- Chapter 5. Human-reindeer relationships and reindeer feeding: Perspectives from archaeology and reindeer herders’ knowledge.- Part III: Human-reindeer landscapes.- Chapter 6. Habitation sites and herding landscapes.- Chapter 7. Mobility in early reindeer herding.- Part IV: Social and cultural entanglements.- Chapter 8. Effects of reindeer domestication on society and religion.- Chapter 9. Conclusions: Past and present reindeer herding in dialogue.