Historical Archaeologies of Transhumance across Europe, Costello, Svensson..

Name: Historical Archaeologies of Transhumance across Europe, Costello, Svensson..
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Historical Archaeologies of Transhumance across EuropeAuthor(s): Eugene Costello, Eva Svensson\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367592318, 978-0367592318\nSynopsis\nTranshumance is a form of pastoralism that has been practised around the world since animals were first domesticated. Such seasonal movements have formed an important aspect of many European farming systems for several thousand years, although they have declined markedly since the nineteenth century. Ethnographers and geographers have long been involved in recording transhumant practices, and in the last two decades archaeologists have started to add a new material dimension to the subject. \n\nThis volume brings together recent advances in the study of European transhumance during historical times, from Sweden to Spain, Romania to Ireland, and beyond that even Newfoundland. While the focus is on the archaeology of seasonal sites used by shepherds an.