Isotope Research in Zooarchaeology : Methods, Applications, and Advances / edited by Ashley E. Sharpe and John Krigbaum.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sharpe, Ashley E., editor.

Krigbaum, John, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Stable isotopes in ecological research.

Animal remains (Archaeology).

Human-animal relationships.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (296 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Gainesville, FL : University Press of Florida, [2022]

Summary:

Through case studies of faunal remains from Roman Britain, prehistoric Southeast Asia, ancient African pastoral cultures, and beyond, this volume illustrates some of the ways stable isotope analysis of ancient animals can address key questions in human prehistory.

Contents:

Introduction: Applications of Isotope Research in Zooarchaeology / Ashley E. Sharpe and John Krigbaum

Part 1. Ecological Systems

Long-Term Interaction between Hunter-Gatherer-Fisher Societies and Marine Resources in the Southern Tip of South America: Applications of Stable Isotopes in Zooarchaeology / Atilio Francisco J. Zangrando, Sayuri Kochi, Jonathan W. Nye, Augusto Tessone, Luciana Riccialdelli, Angelica M. Tivoli, María Paz Martinoli, Suray A. Perez, and Marilyn L. Fogel

Combining Indices and Isotopes to Explore Social-Environmental Change in Northwest Mesoamerica / Andrew D. Somerville, Ben A. Nelson, Jose Luis Punzo Diaz, and Margaret J. Schoeninger

Part 2. Husbandry and Domestication

Discriminating Tastes: Isotopic Contributions to Bridging Theory and Practice / Gypsy Price, Kim Shelton, and John Krigbaum

Reconstructing Human-Animal-Environment Relationships at the Edge of the Roman World / Holly Miller, Robert Symmons, Angela Lamb, Jane Evans, Rachel Blevis, Joseph Duffy, Tom Fox, Madalyn Grant, Hope Hancox, Raija Heikkila, Mara Page, Emily Prtak, Philip Rawlinson, Elizabeth Sanders, and Naomi Sykes

Exploring Ancient Pastoralism in Africa through Stable Isotope Analysis / Anneke Janzen

Part 3. Novel and Emerging Methods

Assessing the Applicability of Lead Isotope Data from Animal Teeth in the Maya Region / Ashley E. Sharpe, George D. Kamenov, and John Krigbaum

On the Use of Stable Hydrogen (eÌ⁸2H) Isotope Analyses of Organic Fractions of Zooarchaeological Material / Keith A. Hobson

Using Organic Compound-Specific Stable Isotope Ratios to Identify Animals in Prehistoric Foodways of Southeast Asia / Michelle S. Eusebio, Philip Piper, Fredeliza Z. Campos, T. Elliott Arnold, Andrew Zimmerman, and John Krigbaum

Part 4. Future Perspectives

Large Scale Data Synthesis: A Way Forward for Stable Isotope Analysis in Zooarchaeology / Suzanne E. Pilaar Birch and Matthew H. Veres

Why Zooarchaeology Needs Stable Isotope Analysis / Paul Szpak

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2022.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 24, 2023).

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Sharpe, Ashley E. Isotope Research in Zooarchaeology

ISBN:

0-8130-6749-9

0-8130-7022-8

OCLC:

1327843366