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This book, based on the author's doctoral thesis, is focused on understanding social and economic aspects of the medieval rural world on the basis of the zooarchaeological analysis of seven different assemblages of animal remains located in the north and centre of the Iberian Peninsula. Multiple lines of analysis are utilized and combined in order to understand animal husbandry practices, subsistence strategies, the use of animal bones and antler as raw material, and site formation processes. The main contributions of this work are understanding the economic system of medieval peasant communities and changes over time, as well as understanding the ways of social differentiation through diet in medieval Iberia. Also, worked bone and antler and butchery practices are analysed. Other aspects related to the social dimension of the use of animals are discussed, such as the presence of companion animals, the introduction of species, and the veterinary knowledge of the peasant communities. The use of animals in possible ritual or symbolic contexts is also analysed. This book is a substantial contribution towards understanding animal use in the medieval Iberian Peninsula.

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Author:   Idoia Grau-Sologestoa
Publisher:   BAR Publishing
Imprint:   BAR Publishing
Volume:   2769
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 29.70cm
Weight:   0.837kg
ISBN:  

9781407314457

ISBN 10:   1407314459
Pages:   210
Publication Date:   27 November 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
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Table of Contents

"Foreword Abstract Contents List of Figures PART 1: THE RESEARCH CONTEXT 1. Introduction 1.1. Aims of this work 1.2. Structure if this work 2. State of the research 2.1. Zooarchaeology in Spain 2.2. Studies about medieval animal husbandry PART 2: THE ZOOARCHAEOLOGICAL ANALYSIS 3. Methodology 3.1. Excavation, recovery and storing of the materials 3.2. Taxonomic identification 3.3. Recording protocol: diagnostic zones 3.4. Data base used for recording the animal remains 3.5. Quantification methods for taxonomic abundance 3.6. Age and sex distribution 3.7. Biometry 3.8. Taphonomy 4. The sites 4.1. Zornoztegi (Salvatierra-Agurain, Alava) 4.2. Zaballa (Iruna de Oca, Alava) 4.3. Salvatierra-Agurain (Alava) 4.4. Aistra (Zalduondo, Alava) 4.5. Dulantzi (Alegria-Dulantzi, Alava) 4.6. El Pelicano (Arroyomolinos, Madrid) 5. Zornoztegi 5.1. Taxonomic frequency 5.2. Body part representation 5.3. Age of slaughter 5.4. Sex distribution 5.5. Taphonomy 5.6. Pathological conditions 5.7. Biometrical data 5.8. Worked bone and antler 5.9. General conclusions 6. Zaballa 6.1. Taxonomic frequency 6.2. Body part representation 6.3. Age of slaughter 6.4. Sex distribution 6.5. Taphonomy 6.6. Pathological conditions 6.7. Microfauna 6.8. Biometrical data 6.9. General conclusions 7. Zapatari St. 33 7.1. Taxonomic frequency 7.2. Body part representation 7.3. Age of slaughter 7.4. Taphonomy 7.5. Pathological conditions 7.6. Biometrical data 7.7. Worked bone and antler 7.8. General conclusions 8. ZapatariSt. 35 8.1. Taxonomic frequency 8.2. Body part representation 8.3. Age of slaughter 8.4. Sex distribution 8.5. Taphonomy 8.6. Pathological conditions 8.7. Worked bone and antler 8.8. Biometrical data 8.9. General conclusions 9. Aistra 9.1. Taxonomicfrequency 9.2. Body part representation 9.3. Age of slaughter 9.4. Taphonomy 9.5. Pathological conditions 9.6. Biometrical data 9.7. Worked bone and antler 9.8. General conclusions 10. Dulantzi 10.1. Taxonomic frequency 10.2. Body part representation 10.3. Age of slaughter 10.4. Taphonomy 10.5. Pathological conditions 10.6. Biometrical data 10.7. Worked bone and antler 10.8. General conclusions 11. El Pelicano 9 11.1. Taxonomic frequency 11.2. Body part representation 11.3. Age of slaughter 11.4. Sex distribution 11.5. Taphonomy 11.6. Pathological conditions 11.7. Biometrical data 11.8. Worked bone and antler 11.9. General conclusions PART 3: DISCUSSION: THE IBERIAN CONTEXT 12. Taphonomy: site formation processes and biasing factors 12.1. Primary deposits 12.1.1. Microfauna 12.1.2. Macrofauna 12.2. Non-primary deposits 12.3. Biasing factors 13. Economy 13.1. Animal husbandry 13.1.1 Biometrical data 13.1.2. Sheep/goat husbandry 13.1.3. Cattle husbandry 13.1.4. Pig husbandry 13.1.5. Equid husbandry 13.1.6. Poultry farming 13.1.7. Economic basis of the medieval rural world 13.2. Artisanal and (pre)industrial activities 13.2.1. Worked bone and antler 13.2.2. Carcass processing 14. Society 14.1. Social hierarchies 14.1.1. Hunting and fowling 14.1.2. Diet and nutrition 14.2. Social consideration of animals 14.2.1. Pets or companion animals 14.2.2. ""Exotic"" animals - introduction of species 14.2.3. Animal health care 14.2.4. Presence of animals in ritual contexts 15. Conclusions 15.1. Limitations 15.2. Future work Bibliography"

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Idoia Grau Sologestoa is a zooarchaeologist who has mainly worked with historical faunal remains from Spain and England. She completed her PhD at the University of the Basque Country and is now a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Sheffield, where she is working on changes in animal husbandry between the Late Middle Ages and the early post-medieval periods.

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