Farm, Hunt, Feast, Celebrate : Animals and Society in Neolithic, Bronze and Iron Age Northern France / Ginette Auxiette and Lamys Hachem.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Auxiette, Ginette, author.

Hachem, Lamys, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Antiquities, Prehistoric--France.

Antiquities, Prehistoric.

Bronze age--France.

Bronze age.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Human-animal relationships--France.

Human-animal relationships.

Iron age--France, Northern.

Iron age.

Neolithic period--France, Northern.

Neolithic period.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (346 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Netherlands : Sidestone Press, [2021]

Summary:

Building on the experience of twenty-five years of fieldwork and archaeozoological analyses carried out during research projects in various regions of northern France, this book examines animal husbandry and hunting practices over the 5000 year period from the first sedentary groups to the more evolved societies, corresponding to the Neolithic, Bronze and Iron Age.This approach is based on the processing of a very large amount of data, from sources as varied as settlements, assembly places, cemeteries and other distinctive sites. The study looks in detail at domestic consumption in houses, villages and enclosures, as well as addressing feasting, ceremonial deposition and the role of animals in the funerary sphere. Intra-site and inter-site spatial analysis of a portion of the data has also been one of the keys to gaining certain levels of understanding and interpretation of the societies in question. By examining the evidence at different spatial scales, from site to territorial level, a picture can be outlined of the probable social mechanisms at work. This approach highlights the changing complexity of practices involving people and animals. This book offers a contribution to the broad field of research into how people interact with their natural, cultural and social environments.

Contents:

Intro

Acknowledgements

Preface

Introduction

1. Chrono-cultural background

The Neolithic

The Bronze Age

The Iron Age

2. Domestic consumption on habitation sites

The Metal Ages

3. Collective meals

The Bronze Age and the Iron Age

4. Cultural manifestations

Deposits containing entire animals, or animal parts, in "domestic" contexts

Animal deposits in Y- and W-shaped pits: The Neolithic and Bronze Age

5. The animal in the funerary realm

6. Throwing light on social mechanisms

An overview of Neolithic socio-economic systems

An overview of Bronze and Iron Age socio-economic systems

Evolution of cultual expressions through the ages

The question of animal sacrifice through the ages

7. General conclusion

References

Appendices

Biographies

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Notes:

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Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Print version: Auxiette, Ginette Farm, Hunt, Feast, Celebrate

ISBN:

9789464260236

9464260238

OCLC:

1285781960