Applied Zooarchaeology
During the last two decades, zooarchaeologists have increasingly focused aspects of their work on conservation biology.
Zooarchaeological data represents an empirical record of past human-animal interactions, which provides conservation with a deep temporal perspective. There are many challenges that face the archaeologist as conservation biologist, however, that have little to do with deep time, faunal remains, and zooarchaeological method and theory.
This book uses a series of case studies with which each of the authors has relevant personal experience to explore the types of interdisciplinary challenges that zooarchaeologists face when crossing into the world of environmental management and animal conservation. Never has there been a greater need for multi-vocal perspectives in conservation biology. This book shows zooarchaeologists how to use zooarchaeological perspectives to help meet those needs, while crossing traditional academic disciplinary boundaries.
Steve Wolverton is Associate Professor in the Department of Geography and the Environment at the University of North Texas. His research focuses on animal ecology, zooarchaeology, and ethnobiology.
Lisa Nagaoka is Associate Professor in the Department of Geography and the Environment at the University of North Texas. Her research focuses on archaeology and human behavioural ecology in the Pacific and the American Southwest.
Torben Rick is Curator of Human Environmental Interactions and Chair of the Department of Anthropology at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. His research focuses on the archaeology and historical ecology of coastal and island peoples, especially on the North American Pacific and Atlantic coasts.