Mulville, J. & A.K. Outram. Eds. 2005. The zooarchaeology of fats, oils, milk and dairying. – Oxford, Oxbow Books

Abstract

The volume, ‘The zooarchaeology of fats, oils, milk and dairying’, edited by Mulville & Outram is the result of a session of the International Council of Archaeozoology conference held in Durham in 2002. The book is divided into three sections, starting with methodologies, going on to ethno–historical investigations, and ending with case studies. Short papers make up each section, with the lion’s share appearing in methodologies.

Contributions come from a wide array of scholars and cover a vast range of areas, time periods, and cultures, making for an interesting, entertaining, and useful volume. A wide range of ways of approaching the study of ancient diet and animal exploitation are explored, with detailed examples. Read more...