The Oxford Handbook of Zooarchaeologyu
- Submitting institution
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The University of Sheffield
- Unit of assessment
- 15 - Archaeology
- Output identifier
- 3854
- Type
- B - Edited book
- DOI
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10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199686476.001.0001
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- ISBN
- 9780198854432
- Open access status
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- Month of publication
- March
- Year of publication
- 2017
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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4
- Research group(s)
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- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- This book is part of the well-known series of Oxford Handbooks published by Oxford University Press. Albarella was approached and commissioned to prepare the book by the publisher, with which he had previously collaborated. Three of his former students/collaborators contributed to the early stages of the volume and one of his current collaborators helped him in the final stages. They were all credited as co-editors but most of the work, from the initial idea to planning, structure, relationship with the publisher, editing, and final production, was his, though Mauro Rizzetto’s contribution during final editing was especially valuable. The book was conceived as a showcase of world zooarchaeology, especially emphasizing the contribution of zooarchaeology to core archaeological questions. As Peter Bogucki says in his Preface, the book is “an outstanding illustration of zooarchaeology as archaeology, as practised by a globally integrated community of scholars”. The core objectives of the book were achieved, as acknowledged by several book reviewers. Albarella’s chapter is not just a mere introduction to the book, but also an account of the contribution of zooarchaeology to the development of archaeological thought, as well as to current issues in human societies. He explores the historical development of the discipline, its current status and its potential future developments. He has also contributed, with Mauro Rizzetto, with a detailed glossary of zooarchaeology methodological terms. This book has been a major project, which kept him occupied for several years.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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