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Zooarchaeology

Meaning in history, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In history, zooarchaeology means: The study of animal remains from archaeological contexts to understand past human-animal relationships.

In Turkish: zooarkeoloji, arkeozooloji

How it is used

Bones can reveal diet, herding and processing; not every bone was deposited through human consumption.

Example sentences

  1. Zooarchaeology linked cut marks on bones to butchery practices.

    Modification of remains helps identify human activities.

  2. The zooarchaeology report distinguished livestock from animals entering the site naturally.

    Different deposition routes matter when interpreting animal remains.

Common collocations

  • zooarchaeological evidence
  • zooarchaeology report
  • archaeologyThe study of the human past through the material remains people left behind, such as buildings, tools, pottery, bones and traces in the soil.
  • agrarianRelating to farming, land and the people who work it, or describing a society or economy based mainly on agriculture.

More terms: Archaeology Basics

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