(Ebook) Multispecies Archaeology 1st Edition by Suzanne E Pilaar Birch ISBN 1138898988 9781138898981

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ISBN 13: 9781138898981
Author: Suzanne E Pilaar Birch

Multispecies Archaeology explores the issue of ecological and cultural novelty in the archaeological record from a multispecies perspective. Human exceptionalism and our place in nature have long been topics of academic consideration and archaeology has been synonymous with an axclusively human past, to the detriment of gaining a more nuanced understanding of one that is shared. Encompassing more than just our relationships with animals, the book considers what we can learn about the human past without humans as the focus of the question. The volume digs deep into our understanding of interaction with plants, fungi, microbes, and even the fundamental building blocks of life, DNA. Multispecies Archaeology examines what it means to be human—and non-human—from a variety of perspectives, providing a new lens through which to view the past. Challenging not only the subject or object of archaeology but also broader disciplinary identities, the volume is a landmark in this new and evolving area of scholarly interest.

(Ebook) Multispecies Archaeology 1st Table of contents:

Part I Living in the Anthropocene
1 Calabrian Hounds and Roasted Ivory (Or, Swerving From Anthropocentrism)
Epochs, Humans, and Other Species
The Antiquity of Other Species
Mammoth Protagonists
Giant Species and Human Origins
Species Memory and the Fossil Archive
Notes
References
2 The End of the ‘Neolithic’? at the Emergence of the Anthropocene
The Close of an Agrarian Era?
The Argive Plain, Greece: Flora and Their Farmers
Cattle City, Texas: Urban Herds
A Deep Rupture?
Archaeology Unbound?
Acknowledgments
Notes
References
3 Rehearsing the Anthropocene in Microcosm: The Palaeoenvironmental Impacts of the Pacific Rat (Rattus Exulans) and Other Non-Human Species During Island Neolithization
Introduction: Anthropocene as Present Singular or Past Plural?
Neolithic Packages as Multi-Component Ecosystems
Palaeoenvironmental Transformations in the Pacific Islands
Rehearsing the Anthropocene: A Drama for Several Players
Conclusions: The Islands of the Day Before
Acknowledgments
Notes
References
4 Trans-Holocene Human Impacts on California Mussels (Mytilus Californianus): Historical Ecological Management Implications From the Northern Channel Islands
Introduction
Environmental and Cultural Background
California Mussel Ecology
Methods and Materials
Results
Discussion and Conclusions
References
5 Drift
Prelude: Eidsbukta 70.96262°N 26.66342°Ø
Patina
Contours
Tide
Borderland
Coincidence
Drift
Afterlife
Environment
Acknowledgements
References
Part II Multispecies Ecology of the Built Environment
6 Symbiotic Architectures
Introduction
Turf Buildings and Synanthropic Species
Turf Building Ecologies
Turf Buildings and Symbiosis: Traversing the Animate/Inanimate Border
Acknowledgements
References
7 The Eco-Ecumene and Multispecies History: The Case of Abandoned Protestant Cemeteries in Poland
Introduction
Multispecies History
Cemeteries as an Ecosystem and Multispecies Ecumene
A Proposition for the Future
Conclusion
Acknowledgements
Notes
References
8 Ecologies of Rock and Art in Northern New Mexico
Introduction
From History to Place in the Rio Grande Gorge
Natural Signs
Life on Rocks
Multispecies Art
Notes
References
9 Oysters and Mound-Islands of Crystal River Along the Central Gulf Coast of Florida
Introduction
Shell Architecture in the American Southeast
Crystal River and the Roberts Island Complex
Investigations at the Roberts Island Complex
Dwelling in Time and the Watery Landscapes of the Gulf Coast
Traditions and Shellfish
Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Note
References
10 Multispecies Dynamics and the Ecology of Urban Spaces in Roman Antiquity
Introduction
Animals, Nature, Numbers, and the Ancient City
Commodity Animals in Roman Urban Environments
Pet Animals in Roman Urban Environments
Commensal and Scavenger Animals in Roman Urban Environments
Conclusions
References
11 Mammalian Community Assembly in Ancient Villages and Towns in the Jordan Valley of Israel
Introduction
The Zooarchaeological Record
Case Studies
Discussion
References
Part III Agrarian Commitments: Towards an Archaeology of Symbiosis
12 Animals and the Neolithic: Cui Bono?
References
13 Making Space From the Position of Duty of Care: Early Bronze Age Human-Sheep Entanglements in Norway
Introduction
Interspecies Relationships: The Complexity
Symbiosis and Social Contracts
A Social Contract: Socio-Cultural Ramifications
Domestication Discourses
Domestication as an Ethics of Care
A Chain of Domestications: Changes in Terms of Engagement
Trust, Socialisation and Habituation Embedded in the Architecture
The Power of Early Socialisation
Conclusion: Who’S Who in the Anthropocene
Acknowledgements
Notes
References
14 The History of the Human Microbiome: Insights From Archaeology and Ancient Dna
The Use of Microbiology to Examine Multispecies Archaeology
The Human Microbiome
The Evolutionary History of the Human Microbiome
Ancient Dna Analysis
Analysis of Ancient Microbiomes From Preserved Feces and Dental Plaque
The ‘Neolithic Revolution’ and Its Impacts on Human Microbiome
The Industrial Revolution Impacts on the Human Microbiome
Further Alterations to Human Microbiota in the Past Century
Conclusion
References
15 An Archaeological Telling of Multispecies Co-Inhabitation: Comments on the Origins of Agriculture and Domestication Narrative in Southwest Asia
Introduction
Neolithic Origins Narratives
Domestication and Modernity
Troubling the Neolithic Narrative
When (Some) Species Meet – Object(S) 1: Carved Animal Bones
When (And Where) Species Meet 2: Mortuary/Burial Contexts
Endwords
Acknowledgments
References
Part IV the Ecology of Movement
16 Legs, Feet and Hooves: The Seasonal Roundup in Iceland
Introduction
Becoming With is Becoming Worldly: Landscape Inhabitation
Spatial Networks
Temporal Networks
Networks of Social Practice
Sorting Fold and Earmarks: Convergences and Transformations
A Species That Incarcerates Another Forges Its Own Chains
Conclusions
Note
References
17 The Rhythm of Life: Exploring the Role of Daily and Seasonal Rhythms in the Development of Human-Nonhuman Relationships in the British Early Mesolithic
Introduction
Human and Nonhuman Rhythms
Tracing Mesolithic Rhythms
Site Background and Assemblage Data
Daily Rhythms
Inter-Personal Meetings
Environmental Rhythms
Seasonal Rhythms
Conclusions
Acknowledgements
Note
References
18 Seasonal Mobility and Multispecies Interactions in the Mesolithic Northeastern Adriatic
Introduction
Environmental Context and Seasonality
Multispecies Paleoecology
Human Foraging Ecology
Archaeological Context
Seasonality and Terrestrial Fauna
Seasonality of Marine Mollusc Collection
Season of Site Use
Discussion: The Seasonal Round
Conclusion
References
19 The Role of Ostrich in Shaping the Landscape Use Patterns of Humans and Hyenas on the Southern Coast of South Africa During the Late Pleistocene
Introduction
Background
Methods
Results
Oes Results
Discussion and Conclusions
Acknowledgements
References
20 Prey Species Movements and Migrations in Ecocultural Landscapes: Reconstructing Late Pleistocene Herbivore Seasonal Spatial Behaviours
Introduction
Spatial Aspects of Herbivore Ethology and Behavioural Ecology
Prey Species’ Movements and Migrations in Human Niche and Cultural Geographies
The Insufficient Analogue
Reconstructing Animal Life-Histories, Past and Present
European Reindeer in the Late Pleistocene: A Case Study in Isotope Palaeoethology Using Intra-Tooth Strontium Isotope Analysis
Concluding Thoughts: Towards a Framework for Prey Species Spatial Palaeoethology and Palaeoecology
Acknowledgements
References
Index

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