Faunal Assemblages From Lower Bed I (Oldupai Gorge, Tanzania) by Pamela Akuku, Pamela Akuku, Palmira Saladié, Palmira Saladié, Palmira Saladié, Abdallah Mohamed, Aloyce Mwambwiga, Aloyce Mwambwiga, Pastory Bushozi, Julio Mercader, Julio Mercader, Julio Mercader, Julio Mercader

“…This paper provides zooarchaeological taxonomic, taphonomic, and behavioral analyses, applying several methods to explore the setting in which the assemblage was formed. …”
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Metal-Age maritime culture at Jareng Bori rockshelter, Pantar Island, eastern Indonesia. In Papers in Honour of Ken Aplin, ed. Julien Louys, Sue O’Connor, and Kristofer M. Helgen by Stuart Hawkins, Fayeza Shasliz Arumdhati, Mirani Litster, Tse Siang Lim, Gina Basile, Mathieu Leclerc, Christian Reepmeyer, Tim Ryan Maloney, Clara Boulanger, Julien Louys, Mahirta, Geoff Clark, Gendro Keling, Richard C. Willan, Pratiwi Yuwono, Sue O'Connor

“…We use osteoarchaeological (human and vertebrate remains), invertebrate zooarchaeological (crustacean and molluscan remains), technological (lithics, shell, and pottery) and chemical sourcing (obsidian and metal) datasets to discuss networking, migration, and human subsistence strategies during this recent period of history. …”

Coupled and decoupled legumes and cereals in prehistoric northern and southern China by Keyang He, Xiaoshan Yu, Caiming Shen, Houyuan Lu, Houyuan Lu, Houyuan Lu

“…Here, archaeobotanical evidence of soybeans (n=254), millet (n=462), rice (n=482), and zooarchaeological evidence of fish (n=138) were synthesized to elucidate the phenomenon of coupled or decoupled cereals and legumes in prehistoric China. …”
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The Neanderthal Meal: A New Perspective Using Faecal Biomarkers by Sistiaga, Ainara, Mallol, Carolina, Galvan, Bertila, Summons, Roger E

“…Neanderthal dietary reconstructions have, to date, been based on indirect evidence and may underestimate the significance of plants as a food source. While zooarchaeological and stable isotope data have conveyed an image of Neanderthals as largely carnivorous, studies on dental calculus and scattered palaeobotanical evidence suggest some degree of contribution of plants to their diet. …”
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Fenland Fields: Evolving Settlement and Agriculture on the Roddon at Viking Link Substation, Bicker Fen, Lincolnshire by Kim Gaunt, Tim van Tongeren, Claire Christie

“…Features in the northern part of the excavation provide some evidence for industrial activity, including iron smithing and bone working, within the settlement. Zooarchaeological evidence, however, suggests that the main economic focus of this rural community was beef production. …”
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Taguatagua 3: A new late Pleistocene settlement in a highly suitable lacustrine habitat in central Chile (34°S). by Rafael Labarca, Matías Frugone-Álvarez, Liz Vilches, José Francisco Blanco, Ángela Peñaloza, Carolina Godoy-Aguirre, Álvaro Lizama-Catalán, Cristóbal Oyarzo, Carlos Tornero, Erwin González-Guarda, Ayelen Delgado, Marcela Sepúlveda, Paula Soto-Huenchuman

“…Considering taphonomic, geoarchaeological, lithic, archaeobotanical, and zooarchaeological evidence, as well as the spatial distribution combined with ethnographic data, we interpret Taguatagua 3 as a logistic and temporary camp associated mainly with gomphothere hunting and butchering. …”
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A landmark-based approach for assessing the reliability of mandibular tooth crowding as a marker of dog domestication by Ameen, C, Hulme-Beaman, A, Evin, Allowen, Germonpré, M, Britton, K, Cucchi, T, Larson, GJ, Dobney, K

“…<p>Tooth crowding is one of several criteria used to infer the process of domestication in the zooarchaeological record. It has been primarily used to support claims of early animal domestication, perhaps most contentiously in claims for the existence of so-called “proto-domestic” dogs as early as the Middle-Upper Palaeolithic. …”

Holocene cultural history of Red jungle fowl (Gallus gallus) and its domestic descendant in East Asia by Larson, G, Peters, J, Lebrasseur, O, Deng, H

“…This study combines Holocene palaeoclimate and archaeofaunal archives with new zooarchaeological insights alongside a discussion of methodological issues and cultural aspects in order to revisit the hypothesis of an early Holocene Gallus domestication and Neolithic poultry husbandry in Northern China. …”

The dik-diks of Guli Waabayo: late Pleistocene net-hunting and forager sociality in eastern Africa by Jones, MB

“…Unfortunately, a lack of radiocarbon dates and faunal data limited detailed zooarchaeological perspectives on changing hunting patterns at the site. …”

Prehistoric pathways to Anthropocene adaptation: Evidence from the Red River Delta, Vietnam by Ryan J. Rabett, Risa Morimoto, Thorsten Kahlert, Christopher M. Stimpson, Shawn O’Donnell, Nguyen Thi Mai Huong, Bui Van Manh, Rachael Holmes, Phạm Sinh Khánh, Tran Tan Van, Fiona Coward

“…We proceed to demonstrate the applicability of palaeoenvironmental, zooarchaeological and historical evidence to management and the development of sustainable conservation strategies using Tràng An as a case study. …”
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Archaeological evidence of resource utilisation of the great whales over the past two millennia: A systematic review protocol. by Danielle L Buss, Youri van den Hurk, Mohsen Falahati-Anbaran, Deirdre Elliott, Sally Evans, Brenna A Frasier, Jacqueline A Mulville, Lisa K Rankin, Heidrun Stebergløkken, Peter Whitridge, James H Barrett

“…The collation of georeferenced zooarchaeological data of the great whales between the 1st - 20th centuries CE worldwide will provide insight into the timescale and distribution of resource utilisation of the great whales and how this varied within and between societies, and may have changed over time. …”
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Prehistoric pathways to Anthropocene adaptation: Evidence from the Red River Delta, Vietnam. by Ryan J Rabett, Risa Morimoto, Thorsten Kahlert, Christopher M Stimpson, Shawn O'Donnell, Nguyen Thi Mai Huong, Bui Van Manh, Rachael Holmes, Phạm Sinh Khánh, Tran Tan Van, Fiona Coward

“…We proceed to demonstrate the applicability of palaeoenvironmental, zooarchaeological and historical evidence to management and the development of sustainable conservation strategies using Tràng An as a case study. …”
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Freshwater wetland–driven variation in sulfur isotope compositions: Implications for human paleodiet and ecological research by Eric J. Guiry, Eric J. Guiry, Trevor J. Orchard, Suzanne Needs-Howarth, Suzanne Needs-Howarth, Paul Szpak

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Agricultural development in Mid Saxon England by McKerracher, M

“…It considers settlement, zooarchaeological, and archaeobotanical evidence in detail, with a special emphasis on charred plant remains. …”

Human influences on animals from an ancient DNA perspective: case studies on Chinese domestic cats (felis catus), Chinese leopard cats (prionailurus bengalensis), fallow deer (dama... by Han, Y

“…We have conducted ancient genomic investigation of five nuclear and nine mitochondrial genomes of ancient domestic pigs from two archaeological sites in the Middle Reach of the Yellow River Basin spanning at least 3,000 years, and zooarchaeological analysis on 1,400 pieces faunal remains excavated from the Zheng-Han City (2,500 BP). …”

Diverse subsistence strategies related to the spatial heterogeneity of local environments in the Hengduan Mountain Region during the Bronze Age by Minxia Lu, Yongxiu Lu, Zhijian Yang, Nongbu Cili, Minmin Ma

“…By comparing published isotopic, archaeobotanical, and zooarchaeological data, as well as the altitude and precipitation at the archaeological sites, we propose that precipitation may have affected the diversity of human dietary strategies in the Bronze Age HMR. …”
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Millets, dogs, pigs and permanent settlement: productivity transitions in Neolithic northern China by Chris J. Stevens, Yijie Zhuang, Dorian Q. Fuller

“…In this article, we draw together archaeobotanical, zooarchaeological and bioarchaeological data and explore the relationship between several aspects of this transition, with an emphasis on the millet-farming productivity during the Yangshao period and how it facilitated changes in animal husbandry and consolidation of sedentism. …”
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Epipalaeolithic animal tending to Neolithic herding at Abu Hureyra, Syria (12,800-7,800 calBP): Deciphering dung spherulites. by Alexia Smith, Amy Oechsner, Peter Rowley-Conwy, Andrew M T Moore

“…Dung spherulites preserved within curated flotation samples from Epipalaeolithic (ca. 13,300-11,400 calBP) and Neolithic (ca. 10,600-7,800 calBP) occupations are examined here alongside archaeological, archaeobotanical, and zooarchaeological data to consider animal management, fuel selection, and various uses of dung. …”
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Subsistence, Environment, and Society in the Taihu Lake Area during the Neolithic Era from a Dietary Perspective by Yingying Wu, Can Wang, Zhaoyang Zhang, Yong Ge

“…Focusing on food resources, we systematically organised data from archaeobotanical and zooarchaeological research, human bone stable isotopic analyses, and fatty acid and proteome residue analyses on the Taihu Lake area’s Neolithic findings to explore the interrelationships between subsistence, the environment, and society through qualitative and quantitative analysis supported by paleoenvironmental and archaeological evidence. …”
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Epipalaeolithic animal tending to Neolithic herding at Abu Hureyra, Syria (12,800–7,800 calBP): Deciphering dung spherulites by Alexia Smith, Amy Oechsner, Peter Rowley-Conwy, Andrew M. T. Moore

“…Dung spherulites preserved within curated flotation samples from Epipalaeolithic (ca. 13,300–11,400 calBP) and Neolithic (ca. 10,600–7,800 calBP) occupations are examined here alongside archaeological, archaeobotanical, and zooarchaeological data to consider animal management, fuel selection, and various uses of dung. …”
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