World Archaeoprimatology

Interconnections of Humans and Nonhuman Primates in the Past

Bernardo Urbani editor Dionisios Youlatos editor Andrzej T Antczak editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:18th Aug '22

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The first compendium of archaeoprimatological studies, covering past relationships between humans and nonhuman primates across the world.

This edited volume is the first compendium of archaeoprimatological studies. Written by a culturally diverse group of scholars, it explores the relationships between humans and nonhuman primates from deep in time to more recent historical times. It will interest researchers and graduate students in primatology, bioanthropology and zooarchaeology.Archaeoprimatology intertwines archaeology and primatology to understand the ancient liminal relationships between humans and nonhuman primates. During the last decade, novel studies have boosted this discipline. This edited volume is the first compendium of archaeoprimatological studies ever produced. Written by a culturally diverse group of scholars, with multiple theoretical views and methodological perspectives, it includes new zooarchaeological examinations and material culture evaluations, as well as innovative uses of oral and written sources. Themes discussed comprise the survey of past primates as pets, symbolic mediators, prey, iconographic references, or living commodities. The book covers different regions of the world, from the Americas to Asia, along with studies from Africa and Europe. Temporally, the chapters explore the human-nonhuman primate interface from deep in time to more recent historical times, examining both extinct and extant primate taxa. This anthology of archaeoprimatological studies will be of interest to archaeologists, primatologists, anthropologists, art historians, paleontologists, conservationists, zoologists, historical ecologists, philologists, and ethnobiologists.

ISBN: 9781108487337

Dimensions: 250mm x 174mm x 30mm

Weight: 1200g

556 pages