Farm, Hunt, Feast, Celebrate : Animals and Society in Neolithic, Bronze and Iron Age Northern France.
Auxiette, Ginette.; Hachem, Lamys.
2021
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Title Farm, Hunt, Feast, Celebrate : Animals and Society in Neolithic, Bronze and Iron Age Northern France.
Author Auxiette, Ginette.
Edition 1st ed.
ISBN 9789464260236
9789464260212
Published Leiden : Sidestone Press, 2021.
Copyright ©2021.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (346 pages).
Call Number QL85
Dewey Decimal Classification 590.9442709
Summary Building on the experience of twenty-five years of fieldwork and archaeozoological analyses carried out during research projects in various regions of northern France, this book examines animal husbandry and hunting practices over the 5000 year period from the first sedentary groups to the more evolved societies, corresponding to the Neolithic, Bronze and Iron Age.This approach is based on the processing of a very large amount of data, from sources as varied as settlements, assembly places, cemeteries and other distinctive sites. The study looks in detail at domestic consumption in houses, villages and enclosures, as well as addressing feasting, ceremonial deposition and the role of animals in the funerary sphere. Intra-site and inter-site spatial analysis of a portion of the data has also been one of the keys to gaining certain levels of understanding and interpretation of the societies in question. By examining the evidence at different spatial scales, from site to territorial level, a picture can be outlined of the probable social mechanisms at work. This approach highlights the changing complexity of practices involving people and animals. This book offers a contribution to the broad field of research into how people interact with their natural, cultural and social environments.
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Intro
Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction
1. Chrono-cultural background
The Neolithic
The Bronze Age
The Iron Age
2. Domestic consumption on habitation sites
The Metal Ages
The Neolithic
3. Collective meals
The Neolithic
The Bronze Age and the Iron Age
4. Cultural manifestations
Deposits containing entire animals, or animal parts, in "domestic" contexts
The Neolithic
The Bronze Age and the Iron Age
Animal deposits in Y- and W-shaped pits: The Neolithic and Bronze Age
5. The animal in the funerary realm
The Neolithic
The Bronze Age and the Iron Age
6. Throwing light on social mechanisms
An overview of Neolithic socio-economic systems
An overview of Bronze and Iron Age socio-economic systems
Evolution of cultual expressions through the ages
The question of animal sacrifice through the ages
7. General conclusion
References
Appendices
Biographies
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