The origins and evolution of pig domestication in Italy : a regional and diachronic study of husbandry practices / Sofía Tecce.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tecce, Sofía, author.

Series:

BAR international series ; 3008.

BAR international series ; 3008

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Swine--Italy--History.

Swine.

Domestication--Italy--History.

Domestication.

Italy.

Genre:

History

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 218 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white).

Place of Publication:

Oxford : BAR Publishing, 2020.

Summary:

The domestication of the wild boar and the emergence of the domestic pig are a fundamental aspect of the Neolithic and a key moment in human history. This book represents the most comprehensive zooarchaeological study to date of the origins and evolution of the domestication of the pig in the Italian peninsula, from a wide regional scale and a diachronic perspective. Some key archaeological questions addressed concern how and when the process of pig domestication commenced in Italy, how it evolved, and how it compares with the wider European and Middle Eastern scenarios. Through the collection of mainly biometrical data from several Italian prehistoric sites, this book explores changes in pig management through time, from the Upper Palaeolithic to the Bronze Age. The results are articulated with both historical changes in Italian societies and evidence from other areas.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2020.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on January 6, 2021).

Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

9781407357379

1407357379

OCLC:

1504514883