Table of Contents

William Cunnington and his butcher (David Field)
Neolithic wild animals in Western Europe: the question of hunting (K V Boyle)
The bear, the wolf, the otter and the weasel: carnivorous mammals in the Dutch Neolithic (J T Zeiler)
Dogs and wolves in the Neolithic of Britain (Kate M Clark)
Sheep in the garden: the integration of crop and livestock husbandry in early farming regimes of Greece and southern Europe (Paul Halstead)
The use of spent grain as cattle feed in the Neolithic (Merryn Dineley)
Neolithic shepherds and their herds in the northern Adriatic Basin (Preston Miracle)
Ploughing with cows: Knossos and the 'secondary products revolution' (Valasia Isaakidou)
Food or feast at Neolithic Runnymede (Dale Serjeantson)
A community of beings: animals and people in the Neolithic of southern Britain (Joshua Pollard)
Taming the wild: a Final Neolithic/Earlier Bronze Age aurochs deposit from west London (Jonathan Cotton, Nicholas Elsden, Alan Pipe and Louise Rayner)
Animals in the Neolithic: a research agenda? No thanks (Umberto Albarella)

About the Author

Dale Serjeantson is a Visiting Fellow in the Department of Archaeology at the University of Southampton, where she was formerly head of the Faunal Remains Unit. Her research interests are the archaeology of animals, especially birds, on which she has published widely. She is a world-renowned expert on methods of analysis of bird remains and their significance in human prehistory and early history. David Field is currently retired but previously worked for English Heritage (Archaeological Investigator) and has published numerous books and research articles. He was co-editor of NSG 7 (Animals in the Neolithic of Britain and Europe) and 10 (Round Mounds and Monumentality in the British Neolithic and Beyond).

Reviews

mostly written by specialists but worth wider attention.' -- British Archaeology British Archaeology Although by no means exhaustive, Animals in the Neolithic of Britain and Europe) succeeds in incorporating a plethora of approaches. This variety of methods coupled with the broad geographical areas incorporated combine to provide a volume that feels dynamic and vibrant from the outset.' -- Assemblage Assemblage