Zooarchaeology in Practice

Zooarchaeology in Practice unites depth of treatment with broad topical coverage to advance methodological discussion and development in archaeofaunal analysis. Throughcase studies, historical accounts, and technical reviews authored by leading figures in the field, the volume examines how zooarchaeological data and interpretation areshaped by its methods of practice and explores the impact of these effects at varyinglevels of investigation. Contributing authors draw on geographically and taxonomically diverse datasets,providing instructive approaches to problems in traditional and emerging areas ofmethodological concern. Readers, from specialists to students, will gain an extensive,sophisticated look at important disciplinary issues that are sure to provoke criticalreflection on the nature and importance of sound methodology. With implicationsfor how archaeologists reconstruct human behavior and paleoecology, and broaderrelevance to fields such as paleontology and conservation biology, Zooarchaeology inPractice makes an enduring contribution to the methodological advancement of thediscipline.