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Maybe Annie wants to consider this for her advanced zooarch class in winter? love t Tina Greenfield, PhD Lecturer Near Eastern Archaeology Department of Religion and Culture St. Thomas More College University of Saskatchewan [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] University of Cambridge, McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research Visiting Research Scholar [log in to unmask] http://cambridge.academia.edu/TinaGreenfield On 27 November 2017 at 14:33, Christina M. Giovas <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Dear Zooarch Colleagues, > > Michelle LeFebvre and I would like to draw your attention to a newly > published volume, *Zooarchaeology in Practice*, which explores methods > and methodology in zooarchaeology through a series of critical case > studies. A volume description appears below. The book includes a number of > excellent contributions from researchers within our listserve community. > Table of Contents and ordering information may be viewed at: > https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-64763-0 > > Best wishes, > > Christina Giovas and Michelle LeFebvre > > > *Zooarchaeology in Practice: Case Studies in Methodology and > Interpretation in Archaeofaunal Analysis* (Springer, 2018) > > > Christina M. Giovas and Michelle J. LeFebvre, Editors > > > Zooarchaeology in Practice unites depth of treatment with broad topical > coverage to advance methodological discussion and development in > archaeofaunal analysis. Through case studies, historical accounts, and > technical reviews authored by leading figures in the field, the volume > examines how zooarchaeological data and interpretation are shaped by its > methods of practice and explores the impact of these effects at varying > levels of investigation. > > > Contributing authors draw on geographically and taxonomically diverse > datasets, providing instructive approaches to problems in traditional and > emerging areas of methodological concern. Readers, from specialists to > students, will gain an extensive, sophisticated look at important > disciplinary issues that are sure to provoke critical reflection on the > nature and importance of sound methodology. With implications for how > archaeologists reconstruct human behavior and paleoecology, and broader > relevance to fields such as paleontology and conservation biology, *Zooarchaeology > in Practice* makes an enduring contribution to the methodological > advancement of the discipline. > > > Christina M. Giovas, PhD > Lecturer in Archaeology > School of Social Science > University of Queensland > Michie Building > Brisbane St Lucia, QLD 4072 Australia > Phone: (+61 7) 336 54928 > Fax: (+61 7) 336 51544 > > > Associate Editor, *Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology* > Associate Editor, > *Journal of Anthropological Research*Post-Doctoral Research Associate, > Department of Anthropology, University of Oregon > >