A Natural History of Domesticated Mammals
A Natural History of Domesticated Mammals
Out of Print
Humans have manipulated and changed the way of life of other mammals for thousands of years. This new second edition of A Natural History of Domesticated Mammals explores recent progress in understanding the origins of domestication and its spread, both biologically and culturally, across the world. The author includes current archaeological evidence for the earliest dating of domestication of each species, reflecting the recent growth of such studies. This second edition is printed in full color throughout.
- Contains descriptions of all the wild ancestors of our domestic mammals
- Copiously illustrated with line drawings, maps and photographs of animals and artefacts
- Fully referenced with an extensive bibliography as a source for further reading
Reviews & endorsements
"...an excellent, thorough treatment of the history of domestication." New Scientist
"...an up-to-date, well-written and superbly illustrated survey of domestication and the early history of mammals." Times Literary Supplement
"This book is very interesting, well written and easy to read...It is a well-balanced mix of the history of domestication and of how these domesticated mammals have been integrated in human society for various economic, cultural and aesthetic reasons." Canadian Society of Zoology Bulletin
Product details
October 1999Paperback
9780521634953
248 pages
247 × 191 × 15 mm
0.555kg
183 b/w illus. 22 colour illus. 2 tables
Unavailable - out of print July 2008
Table of Contents
- Preface and acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1. The meat supply of hunter-gatherers
- Section I. Animal Partners:
- 2. The process of domestication
- 3. Selective breeding and the definition of a breed
- 4. Dogs
- 5. The origins of domestic livestock - why bother to farm?
- 6. Sheep and goats
- 7. Cattle
- 8. Pigs
- 9. Horses
- 10. Asses, mules and hinnies
- Section II. Exploited Captives:
- 11. Cats
- 12. Elephants
- 13. Camels and llamas
- 14. Reindeer
- 15. Asiatic cattle, excluding the zebu
- Section III. Small Mammals:
- 16. The rabbit and the ferret
- 17. Rodents and carnivores exploited for food and fur
- Section IV. Experimental Domestication and Ranching, Past and Present:
- 18. The cheetah, aquatic mammals, deer and bovids
- Conclusions - The geography of domestication
- Appendix I. Nomenclature of the domestic mammals
- Appendix II. Climatic sequences and archaeological divisions of the Quaternary period
- References and further reading
- Index.
