By Derek Yalden,Umberto Albarella
ISBN-10: 0199217513
ISBN-13: 9780199217519
ISBN-10: 0199581169
ISBN-13: 9780199581160
It is a well-liked false impression that chook bones are not often preserved (compared with mammals), and can't be reliably pointed out once they are came upon. The ebook explores either those contentions, armed with a database of 9,000 documents of birds which have been pointed out on archaeolgical websites. so much are in England, yet websites in different places in nice Britian, eire, the Isle of guy and the Channel Isles are included.
Britain's such a lot a number of poultry can also be the main common within the archaeological checklist, yet many of the extra charismatic species even have a wealthy ancient pedigree. for instance, we will say quite a bit in regards to the historical past of the Crane, crimson Kite, White-tailed Eagle and nice Auk. The heritage of many brought family species is also illuminated. nonetheless, there stay uncertainties, posed via problems of courting or id, the vagaries of the archaeological checklist or the ecological specialities of the birds themselves. those matters are highlighted, therefore posing study questions for others to reply to.
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