Benjamin S. Arbuckle, "Animals and Inequality in the Ancient World"
English | ISBN: 1607322854 | 2015 | 400 pages | EPUB | 19 MB
English | ISBN: 1607322854 | 2015 | 400 pages | EPUB | 19 MB
Animals and Inequality in the Ancient World explores the current trends in the social archaeology of human-animal relationships, focusing on the ways in which animals are used to structure, create, support, and even deconstruct social inequalities.
The authors provide a global range of case studies from both New and Old World archaeology—a royal Aztec dog burial, the monumental horse tombs of Central Asia, and the ceremonial macaw cages of ancient Mexico among them. They explore the complex relationships between people and animals in social, economic, political, and ritual contexts, incorporating animal remains from archaeological sites with artifacts, texts, and iconography to develop their interpretations.
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