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Extinctions and invasions : a social history of British fauna /

Drawing on new research in the fields of archaeology, ecology and history, this book examines how human society, culture, diet, lifestyles and even whole landscapes were fundamentally shaped by the animal extinctions and introductions that occurred in Britain since the last Ice Age.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: O'Connor, Terry (Archaeologist), Sykes, Naomi Jane
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Windgather Press ; [2010]
Subjects:
Extinct animals > Great Britain > History.
Introduced animals > Great Britain > History.
Animal ecology > Great Britain.
Biological invasions > Great Britain.
Human-animal relationships > Great Britain.
Animals > Adaptation > Great Britain.
Animals > Great Britain.
Description
Summary:Drawing on new research in the fields of archaeology, ecology and history, this book examines how human society, culture, diet, lifestyles and even whole landscapes were fundamentally shaped by the animal extinctions and introductions that occurred in Britain since the last Ice Age.
Physical Description:viii, 245 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [197]-231) and index.
ISBN:9781905119318 (pbk.)
1905119313 (pbk.)