Zooarchaeology in Practice

Zooarchaeology in Practice unites depth of treatment with broad topical coverage to advance methodological discussion and development in archaeofaunal analysis. Through case studies, historical accounts, and technical reviews authored by leading figures in the field, the volume examines how zooarchaeological data and interpretation are shaped by its methods of practice and explores the impact of these effects at varying levels of investigation.

Contributing authors draw on geographically and taxonomically diverse datasets, providing instructive approaches to problems in traditional and emerging areas of methodological concern. Readers, from specialists to students, will gain an extensive, sophisticated look at important disciplinary issues that are sure to provoke critical reflection on the nature and importance of sound methodology. With implications for how archaeologists reconstruct human behavior and paleoecology, and broader relevance to fields such as paleontology and conservation biology, Zooarchaeology in Practice makes an enduring contribution to the methodological advancement of the discipline.

Addresses a range of topics from sampling, identification and quantification, to biomolecular analyses, applied zooarchaeology, and beyond Weaves together differing perspectives, highlights common themes, and investigates alternative approaches Provides a framework for advanced methodological planning in Zooarchaeology

Auteur
Christina M. Giovas (Ph.D., University of Washington) is a Lecturer in Archaeology at the University of Queensland. Her research focuses on prehistoric fisheries, animal translocations, and the human paleoecology of island and coastal settings, particularly the Caribbean and Oceania. She has conducted fieldwork in the Lesser Antilles, Polynesia, France, and the Great Lakes and the Pacific Northwest regions of North America. Dr. Giovas is Associate Editor for the Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology and serves on the Board of the International Association for Caribbean Archaeology. She joins the faculty of the Department of Archaeology at Simon Fraser University in 2018.

Michelle J. LeFebvre (Ph.D., University of Florida) is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Biodiversity Informatics at the Florida Museum of Natural History (FLMNH), Gainesville. With a focus in Caribbean and Southeastern U.S. archaeology, she uses zooarchaeological, biochemical,and archaeological datasets to investigate how animal exploitation, manipulation (e.g., translocation, management), and consumption articulate with patterns of human interaction, village aggregation, and social hierarchy. She is also focused on the mechanics and facilitation of open access zooarchaeological data, and its integration within open biodiversity networks.

Contenu
1: Methods, Methodology, and Zooarchaeology in Practice (Christina M. Giovas and Michelle J. LeFebvre).- Part I: Identification and Quantification.- 2: The History of MNI in North American Zooarchaeology (R. Lee Lyman).- 3: Contemporary Challenges in Zooarchaeological Specimen Identification (Michelle J. LeFebvre and Ashley E. Sharpe).- 4: Impact of Analytic Protocols on Archaeofish Abundance, Richness, and Similarity: A Caribbean-Pacific Crossover Study (Christina M. Giovas).- Part II: Beyond Quantification: Taphonomy, Fragmentation, and Assemblage Size.- 5: Bone Taphonomy in Deep Urban Stratigraphy: Case Studies from York, United Kingdom (Clare Rainsford and Terry O'Connor) .- 6: Low-Survival Skeletal Elements Track Attrition, Not Carcass Transport Behavior in Quaternary Large Mammal Assemblages (J. Tyler Faith and Jessica C. Thompson).- 7: Influence of Bone Survivorship on Taxonomic Abundance Measures (Jacob L. Fisher).- 8: Shell Fragmentation Beyond Screen-Size and the Reconstruction of Intra-Site Settlement Patterns: A Case Study from the West Coast of South Africa (Antonieta Jerardino).- 9: The Value in Studying Large Faunal Collections Using Traditional Zooarchaeological Methods: A Case Study from Anglo-Saxon England (Pam Crabtree).- Part III: Isotopic and Biomolecular Techniques.- 10: Molluscs and Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction in Island and Coastal Settings: Variability, Seasonality, and Sampling (Catherine F. West, Meghan Burchell, and C. Fred T. Andrus).- 11: Ancient DNA in Zooarchaeology: New Methods, New Questions and Settling Old Debates in Pacific Commensal Studies (Lisa Matisoo-Smith).- 12: Zooarchaeology by Mass Spectrometry (ZooMS) Collagen Fingerprinting for the Species Identification of Archaeological Bone Fragments (Michael Buckley).- Part IV: Toward Practical Applications and Broader Syntheses.- 13: Coming to Terms with Imperfection: Comparative Studies and the Search for Grazing Impacts in Seventeenth Century New Mexico (Emily Lena Jones).- 14: Zooarchaeology Method and Practice in Classical Archaeology: Interdisciplinary Pathways Forward (Michael MacKinnon).- 15: Assessing California Mussel (Mytilus californianus) Size Changes Through Deep Time: A Case Study from San Miguel Island, California (Todd J. Braje, Hannah Haas, and Breana Campbell).- 16: Concluding Remarks (Umberto Albarella).