Animal Studies in Archaeology

Animals are an important part of human existence, and so the study of animals in archaeology, also known as faunal studies, is an important component of the archaeological sciences.

Animal Dung and Archaeology
"An Idiosyncratic and Not Exhaustive Bibliography for Animal Dung and Archaeology," accumulated by Naomi Miller of University of Pennsylvania.

Animals and Human Societies in the Aegean
A research project by Yannis Hamilakis on the study of animal bones from a number of Aegean sites, such as Zoniana Cave, Zominthos (Crete), Galatas, Ag. Konstantinos (Peloponnese), Panakton (Boeotia), and Theopetra Cave (Thessaly).

Mammoths and Mastodons
Mammoths and mastodons are both extinct forms of elephant that roamed the world before the end of the Pleistocene period.

Old Goats in Transition
From the Smithsonian Institution, a snippet on the domestication of the goat, as seen from archaeological sites in Iran.

Pinniped
A pinniped is a marine mammal, such as a seal or sea lion.

Pastoralism
Pastoralism is the name given to the way of life in which people herd animals.

The Dung File
From Alwynne B. Beaudoin at the Provincial Museum of Alberta, an extensive bibliography dealing with pollen, parasites, and plant remains in coprolites and latrine fills from archaeological and palaeoenvironmental sites.

Zooarchaeologist: Career Paths in Archaeology
A zooarchaeologist (aka archaeo-zoologist or faunal specialist) is one who studies animals in the past.

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