Ray,
Do you still ned participants in this symposium. Bill Lovis and I  
might be able to contribute.
Randy Donahue



Quoting Raymond Nilson <[log in to unmask]>:

> This is the second call for papers for an opportunity to speak in a  
> session at TAG 2012, in Liverpool on hunter-gatherer trapping in  
> prehistoric Europe.
> If you would be interested in giving a paper in this session please  
> reply to  
> [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> by the 27th June  
> 2012.
> Session Abstract:
> Trapping in Hunter-Gatherer Prehistoric Europe
> The prehistoric European world of hunter-gatherer-fishers has been  
> inundated with theoretical discourses that place hunting activities  
> at the forefront of hunter-gatherer subsistence strategies. Such  
> theories draw on conspicuous lithic scatters and faunal assemblages  
> unearthed from prehistoric hunter-gatherer sites. Here, functional  
> attributes of these lithic collections are consistently linked to  
> prehistoric hunting practices. However, by a reassessment of the  
> term hunting, it may be revealed that this is an overarching  
> definition of the numerous strategies that were developed by  
> hunter-fishers in acquiring animals for food and material resources.  
> By considering trapping as a distinct facet of hunting, this session  
> seeks to explore the importance of ephemeral materials and  
> land/water utilisation strategies that may have been associated with  
> the acquisition of aquatic and terrestrial fauna. It is also  
> suggested that the strategies involved in trapping provides  
> numerous, social implications for the relationships engaged in  
> between hunter-gatherers and animals in prehistoric Europe. This  
> session welcomes papers which consider the following issues: modern  
> western perceptions of hunting; critiques on the dominance of  
> hunting practices in European prehistoric hunter-gatherer  
> literature; the methods and social principals associated with  
> hunting practices as opposed to trapping practices; analytical  
> discussions on the possible ephemeral evidence for the trapping of  
> animals; the distinction between hunting practices and trapping  
> practices and where both strategies may be seen to overlap;  
> strategies of pursuit as opposed to strategies of patience; future  
> directions of research that seek to promote alternative strategies  
> of hunter-gatherer subsistence schemes.
>
>
>
> All the best,
>
> Ray.
>
> Ray Nilson BA MA
>
> Doctoral Research Student
> Archaeology, School of Arts, Histories and Cultures,
> University of Manchester
> Mansfield Cooper Building,
> Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL
>
>
> http://manchester-uk.academia.edu/RayNilson
>



Dr Randolph E. Donahue
Division of AGES
University of Bradford
Bradford BD7 1DP

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