Archaeological evidence indicates that pig domestication had begun by∼ 10,500 y before
the present (BP) in the Near East, and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) suggests that pigs …

The first spread of farming practices into Europe in the Neolithic period involves two
distinct'streams', respectively around the Mediterranean littoral and along the Danube …

This paper advocates a social approach to domestic animals in prehistory, one which
situates herding practices in their (human) social context while also recognizing the status of …

Taphonomy is central to many attempts to address social questions from archaeological
animal remains, especially where those questions relate to practices of consumption and …

The subject of this paper is the social structure and sociocultural evolution of Balkan
Neolithic and Eneolithic societies between 6500 and 4200 BC. I draw on archaeological …

Stable isotopic analysis of animal bone can elucidate how livestock were managed in the
past and help define animalenvironment interactions. The stable carbon (δ13C) and …

Antler is a specific osseous raw material–it is a renewable resource, which can be obtained
through both hunting and gathering, resilient, strong, and may be available in relatively …

Prehistoric communities had strong ties with the animal world that surrounded them—
animals were prey, sources of food, and raw materials, but also threats and mysteries, and …

This paper aims to assess the etiology and differential diagnosis of severe pathological
lesions in wild and domestic cattle from the Late Neolithic site of At‐Vršac in the northeast …

This chapter summarises the macroscopic and microscopic analyses of pottery sherds from
the sites of Belovode and Pločnik, presented in Chapters 14 and 31, and provides insight …