{"product_id":"the-chora-of-metaponto-2-szandor-bzikzinyi-9780292721340","title":"The Chora of Metaponto 2: Archaeozoology at Pantanello and Five Other Sites","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom 1974 to the present, the Institute of Classical Archaeology at the University of Texas at Austin has carried out archaeological excavations in the ancient territory (chora) of Metaponto, now located in the modern province of Basilicata on the southern coast of Italy. This wide-ranging investigation, which covers a number of sites and a time period ranging from prehistory to the Roman Empire, has unearthed a wealth of new information about the ancient rural economy in southern Italy. These discoveries will be published in a multi-volume series titled \u003ci\u003eThe Chora of Metaponto\u003c\/i\u003e. This volume on archaeozoology--the study of animal remains from archaeological sites--is the second in the series, following \u003ci\u003eThe Chora of Metaponto: The Necropoleis\u003c\/i\u003e (1998).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eArchaeozoology at Pantanello and Five Other Sites\u003c\/i\u003e describes the animal remains found throughout Metaponto and discusses what they reveal about ancient practices of hunting and herding, domestication and importation of new breeds, people's attitudes toward animals, and what animal remains indicate about past environments. A chapter devoted to bird bones, which are a relatively rare find because of their fragility, provides high quality information on the environment and methods of fowling, as well as on the beliefs and symbolism associated with birds. The final chapter covers tools--some simple, others sophisticated and richly decorated--made from animal bones.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sándor Bökönyi,Erika Gál\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 029272134X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780292721340\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/15\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.10h x 8.60w x 0.50d","brand":"Sándor Bökönyi","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086465085695,"sku":"9780292721340","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b90c0c39-d2fe-4da2-a012-5631a6b973cf.jpg?v=1769094821","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-chora-of-metaponto-2-szandor-bzikzinyi-9780292721340","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}