Purpose Improve understanding of the links between biological variables (sex, body size
and anatomical position) and adaptive remodelling of autopodia, and the identification of …

Cattle traction was a technological innovation that made a significant impact on production,
individual and household wealth, and social organisation. Despite ongoing debates …

Reconstructing past herd mobility, reproduction, and diet is crucial for understanding animal
management practices among the first sedentary farming communities. It can also shed light …

THE END OF ROMAN RULE IN ENGLAND, combined with Germanic migration during the
5th and 6th centuries ad, had a profound effect on populations, settlements and lifeways …

Most of the fundamental methods for analyzing archaeological dog remains need to be
better developed. This is particularly true for methods designed to estimate age at death …

In recent years, the topic of how ancient societies were connected across Eurasia prior to the
“Silk Road” era has become a topic interest among both academics and the lay public …

The power harnessed by cattle traction was undeniably a valuable asset to Neolithic
communities. However, data are still lacking on the timing, purposes, and intensity of …

Training animals to pull agricultural equipment and wheeled transport significantly shaped
and advanced human economic systems. In this context the use of large domestic animals …

Simple Summary The population of medieval England (AD 400–1400) was largely
employed in farming-related activities. Cattle were crucial as providers of power as well as …

This is the final chapter of this book, and it first summarises the main findings from previous
sections. By combining results from both the PIr and morphometric methods, it tries to …