Multispecies Archaeology by Suzanne Pilaar Birch - 9780367580858

Taylor & Francis

Multispecies ArchaeologyAuthor(s): Suzanne Pilaar Birch\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367580858, 978-0367580858\nSynopsis\nMultispecies Archaeology explores the issue of ecological and cultural novelty in the archaeological record from a multispecies perspective. Human exceptionalism and our place in nature have long been topics of academic consideration and archaeology has been synonymous with an axclusively human past, to the detriment of gaining a more nuanced understanding of one that is shared.\n\nEncompassing more than just our relationships with animals, the book considers what we can learn about the human past without humans as the focus of the question. The volume digs deep into our understanding of interaction with plants, fungi, microbes, and even the fundamental building blocks of life, DNA. Multispecies Archaeology examines what it means to be humanand non-humanfrom a variety of perspectives, pro.