Archaeobiology- Zooarchaeology

Published to mark the 50th anniversary of the International Council for Archaeozoology (ICAZ), this volume surveys the history, current state, and future of archaeozoological research. Covering key subfields and emerging themes, it serves as an accessible handbook for students and researchers in zooarchaeology. In 2021, the International Council for Archaeozoology (ICAZ) celebrated the 50th anniversary of its founding. To commemorate this milestone, the editors organized a special 50th anniversary session at the ICAZ 2023 conference in Cairns, Australia. Eleven invited papers–the chapters in this book–addressed the past, present, and future of archaeozoology across a variety of themes, including subdisciplinary themes covered by ICAZ’s working groups, such as archaeomalacology, fish remains, worked bone, and paleopathology, as well as cross-cutting themes, such as digital data, reference collections, ethics, collaboration, and outreach. This volume is a handbook for zooarchaeology courses, providing a history of developments in many aspects of archaeozoological research.