Hello Annelise,
this one will probably be relevant for your question:
Weigelt, Johannes (1999): Rezente Wirbeltierleichen und ihre
paläobiologische Bedeutung, 3. Auflage, Bad Vilbel
There is also an English version of the book.
Best
Christian
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Am 23.11.2011 um 14:52 schrieb Annelise Binois:
> Hello Zooarchers,
> I am a French PhD student and a former veterinarian, and have just
> started
> my thesis research on the subject of «the archaeology of
> epizootics» (if
> that last word exists in English), in which I hope to demonstrate the
> existence of animal mass mortality on archaeological sites and to
> develop
> a framework for the interpretation of farm animal carcass
> accumulations.
> This subject pertains to a very long period, from the early
> Neolithic to
> the late 19th century, but shall be limited to the study of
> continental
> France.
> This field is quite new to French zooarchaeologists, and I am almost
> definite nobody has yet published anything on the subject in
> France. This
> may however not be the case in other countries...
> This is why I appeal to your collective knowledge and wisdom : have
> any of
> you worked on the subject of epizootics, or of anything
> approaching? Do
> you know of any archaeological publications that relate to the
> topic? Do
> you know of any sites for which an epizootic has been suggested to
> explain
> a deposit of whole carcasses? Any insights on the question are also
> quite
> welcome.
> Thanks in advance for your help!
> Annelise
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