Hello All,
I am soliciting interest in conducting a session at ICAZ 2010 on mass
harvesting technologies through zooarchaeological, technological and
theoretical lines of evidence. It is my hope to bring together researchers
working on a variety of topics, including considerations of the use of these
technologies beyond traditional faunal analyses, and to publish papers from
this session. If you are interested in this session, please contact me
directly. Please also pass this on to any non-zooarch colleagues who might
be interested.
Megan Caldwell
PhD Student
Department of Anthropology
University of Alberta
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Mass harvesting of fauna was practiced in prehistory by a wide array of
cultures. Archaeologists have often sought to understand the roles of mass
harvesting in past societies, and now commonly do so through
zooarchaeological analyses. However, reconstructing the social, economic,
and technological intricacies of mass harvesting from archaeological
evidence can be less than straightforward. Some such technologies were
significant material investments and required considerable labour and
organization to be used effectively. Other mass harvesting technologies were
more humble affairs but nonetheless were quite productive. The papers in
this session will explore the archaeology of mass harvesting technologies
from zooarchaeological, technological, and theoretical lines of evidence.
Papers are solicited on the topics below, and any others related to the use
of mass harvesting technologies.
• zooarchaeological signatures of mass harvesting technologies
• analyses of the technologies themselves
• comparative studies of use of mass harvesting technologies
• theoretical considerations of the role of mass harvesting technologies
• comparisons of intensive and non-intensive harvesting practices
• impacts of the use of mass harvesting technologies on fauna
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