76. Tina Greenfield: Zooarchaeology in Mesopotamia

Tina explains what animal teeth and bones can tell us about life in ancient Iraq. What did people eat? And what did those animals eat? How were flocks and herds managed? What does this tell us about status and economy? We learn what new strands of evidence are provided by scientific analyses. 3:12 about zooarchaeology4:17 state of play7:33 cow teeth and society10:35 why the difference between texts and zooarchaeology?14:43 feeding cattle19:02 animal movement and management26:13 how to get this information32:06 stress in bones37:15 how to learnTina's University pageTina's laboratory pageTina's Academia pageMusic by Ruba HillawiWebsite: http://wedgepod.orgYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSM7ZlAAgOXv4fbTDRyrWgwEmail: [email protected]: http://Patreon.com/WedgePod