In the years since publication of the first edition of this book, the field of HAS has exploded.
There are now more courses offered at more colleges and universities than ever before …

This beautifully illustrated book draws on the latest archaeological discoveries to present a
radical reappraisal of the Anglo-Saxon built environment and its inhabitants. John Blair, one …

Zooarchaeology, or the study of ancient animals, is a frequently side-lined subject in
archaeology. This is bizarre given that the archaeological record is composed largely of …

In the course of the fifth century, the farms and villas of lowland Britain were replaced by a
new, distinctive form of rural settlement: the settlements of Anglo-Saxon communities. This …

Recent, non-anthropocentric explorations of the interaction between human and non-human
animals have resulted in many groundbreaking studies. In this 'animal turn' …

Presented here is a zooarchaeological review of assemblages from 323 sites within
southern England. Data are summarised for each of the major periods (Saxon, medieval and …

Eric J. Goldberg traces the long history of early medieval hunting from the late Roman
Empire to the death of the last Carolingian king, Louis V, in a hunting accident in 987. He …

The growth and development of towns and urbanism in the pre-modern world has been of
interest to archaeologists since the nineteenth century. Much of the early archaeological …

In this book an analysis of over 300 animal bone assemblages from English Saxon and
Scandinavian sites is presented. The data set is summarised in extensive tables for use as …

There is a Growing recognition that introduced species are direct records of cultural activity
and that studies of their biogeography have the potential to tell us about patterns of human …