The Oxford Handbook of Wetland Archaeology

The Oxford Handbook of Wetland Archaeology
Author: Francesco Menotti
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 970
Release: 2013
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0199573492

This Handbook sets out the key issues and debates in the theory and practice of wetland archaeology which has played a crucial role in studies of our past. Due to the high quantity of preserved organic materials found in humid environments, the study of wetlands has allowed archaeologists to reconstruct people's everyday lives in great detail.

Wetland Archaeology and Beyond

Wetland Archaeology and Beyond
Author: Francesco Menotti
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 563
Release: 2012-03-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 0199571015

Wetland Archaeology and Beyond offers an appreciative study of the people, and their artefacts, who occupied a large variety of worldwide wetland archaeological sites. The volume also includes a comprehensive explanation of the processes involved in archaeological practice and theory.

Journal of Wetland Archaeology

Journal of Wetland Archaeology
Author: A. G. Brown
Publisher: Oxbow Books Limited
Total Pages: 112
Release: 2003-04-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9781842170991

The Journal of Wetland Archaeology is the journal of the Wetland Archaeological Research Project (WARP) and the University of Exeter Centre for Wetland Research.

Journal of Wetland Archaeology 7 (2007)

Journal of Wetland Archaeology 7 (2007)
Author: Bryony Coles
Publisher: Oxbow Books Limited
Total Pages: 110
Release: 2007-09
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781842172797

The Journal of Wetland Archaeology is the journal of the Wetland Archaeological Research Project (WARP) and the University of Exeter Centre for Wetland Research.

Swampwalker's Journal

Swampwalker's Journal
Author: David M. Carroll
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Total Pages: 310
Release: 1999
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

"A genius, a madman, a national treasure" (Annie Dillard) takes readers on a miraculous year-long journey through the wetlands, revealing why they are so important to his life, to ours, to all life on Earth. 50 drawings.

Wood in Archaeology

Wood in Archaeology
Author: Lee A. Newsom
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2022-01-20
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1107052068

It considers research involving archaeological wood in all forms, ranging from fuelwood to ships' timbers, from sites around the globe.

Wetland Archaeology & Environments

Wetland Archaeology & Environments
Author: Malcolm Lillie
Publisher: Oxbow Books Limited
Total Pages: 332
Release: 2007
Genre: Science
ISBN:

For the past thirty years or so, wetlands have been at the forefront of developments in understanding past cultural activity and associated landscapes. Waterlogged environments and contexts not only preserve the organic part of the cultural record, but they also provide an archive of the environmental conditions pertaining at the time the deposits form, thereby allowing the detailed reconstruction of their associated environments and landscapes.

Wading Right In

Wading Right In
Author: Catherine Owen Koning
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 277
Release: 2019-08-09
Genre: Science
ISBN: 022655435X

Where can you find mosses that change landscapes, salamanders with algae in their skin, and carnivorous plants containing whole ecosystems in their furled leaves? Where can you find swamp-trompers, wildlife watchers, marsh managers, and mud-mad scientists? In wetlands, those complex habitats that play such vital ecological roles. In Wading Right In, Catherine Owen Koning and Sharon M. Ashworth take us on a journey into wetlands through stories from the people who wade in the muck. Traveling alongside scientists, explorers, and kids with waders and nets, the authors uncover the inextricably entwined relationships between the water flows, natural chemistry, soils, flora, and fauna of our floodplain forests, fens, bogs, marshes, and mires. Tales of mighty efforts to protect rare orchids, restore salt marshes, and preserve sedge meadows become portals through which we visit major wetland types and discover their secrets, while also learning critical ecological lessons. The United States still loses wetlands at a rate of 13,800 acres per year. Such loss diminishes the water quality of our rivers and lakes, depletes our capacity for flood control, reduces our ability to mitigate climate change, and further impoverishes our biodiversity. Koning and Ashworth’s stories captivate the imagination and inspire the emotional and intellectual connections we need to commit to protecting these magical and mysterious places.

Economic Zooarchaeology

Economic Zooarchaeology
Author: Peter Rowley-Conwy
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Total Pages: 421
Release: 2017-05-31
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1785704486

Economic archaeology is the study of how past peoples exploited animals and plants, using as evidence the remains of those animals and plants. The animal side is usually termed zooarchaeology, the plant side archaeobotany. What distinguishes them from other studies of ancient animals and plants is that their ultimate aim is to find out about human behaviour – the animal and plant remains are a means to this end. The 33 papers present a wide array of topics covering many areas of archaeological interest. Aspects of method and theory, animal bone identification, human palaeopathology, prehistoric animal utilisation in South America, and the study of dog cemeteries are covered. The long-running controversy over the milking of animals and the use of dairy products by humans is discussed as is the ecological impact of hunting by farmers, with studies from Serbia and Syria. For Britain, coverage extends from Mesolithic Star Carr, via the origins of agriculture and the farmers of Lismore Fields, through considerations of the Neolithic and Bronze Age. Outside Britain, papers discuss Neolithic subsistence in Cyprus and Croatia, Iron Age society in Spain, Medieval and post-medieval animal utilisation in northern Russia, and the claimed finding of a modern red deer skeleton in Egypt’s Eastern Desert. In exploring these themes, this volume celebrates the life and work of Tony Legge (zoo)archaeologist and teacher.

In the Darkest of Days

In the Darkest of Days
Author: Matthew J. Walsh
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2024-02-29
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1789258618

This book collects recent works on the subjects of sacrificial offerings, ritualized violence and the relative values thereof in the contexts of Scandinavian prehistory from the Neolithic to the Viking era. The volume builds on a workshop hosted at the National Museum of Denmark in 2018 which inaugurated the beginning of the research project ‘Human Sacrifice and Value: The limits of sacred violence’ and was supported by the Museum of Cultural History at the University of Oslo. The volume brings together research and perspectives that attempt to go beyond the who, what and where of most archaeological and anthropological investigations of sacrificial violence to address both the underlying and explicit forms of value associated with such events. The volume re-opens investigations into notions of value relating to diverse evidence and suggested evidence for human sacrifice and related ritualized violence. It covers a broad spectrum of issues relating to novel interpretations of the existing archaeological materials, but with a focus on the study of value and value dynamics in these diverse ritual contexts, engaging in questions of identity, cosmology, economics and social relations. Cases span from the Scandinavian Late Neolithic and Nordic Bronze Age, through to the well-known wetland deposits and bog bodies of the Iron Age, to Viking era executions, ‘deviant’ burials and contemporaneous double/multiple graves, exploring the implications for the transformation of sacrificial practices across Scandinavian prehistory. Each contribution attempts to untangle the myriad forms of value at play in different incarnations of human offerings, and provide insights into how those values were expressed, e.g., in the selection and treatment of victims in relation to their status, personhood, identity and life-history.