Zooarchaeology and Conservation Biology$40.00Edited by R. Lee Lyman and Kenneth P. Cannon
272 pp., 6 x 9 Many modern ecological problems such as rain forest destruction, decreasing marine harvests, and fire suppression are directly or indirectly anthropogenic. Zooarchaeology and Conservation Biology presents an argument that conservation biology and wildlife management cannot afford to ignore zooarchaeological research—the identification and analysis of faunal remains recovered from archaeological deposits. The editors contend that we can learn important lessons by studying long-term human and nonhuman influences on biota and ecosystems. From this perspective we can begin to understand biogeographic dynamics and behavioral patterns that are invisible to researchers who study living organisms over just a small span of years. The focus of this volume is on the North American faunal record. Contributors identify a specific management or conservation issue, describe and analyze relevant zooarchaeological data, and offer recommendations or at least establish a baseline for possible resolution. The volume brings together both case studies and research about past ecosystems, and examines how such knowledge can be of current utility and relevance. “This volume shows the relevance of an often-minimized set of archaeological data to enlightened knowledge and understanding of ecological processes.” “An important and intriguing book, full of implications for both past and future.” R. Lee Lyman is professor of anthropology, University of Missouri, Columbia. Kenneth P. Cannon is archaeologist with the National Park Service Midwest Archaeological Center, Lincoln, and doctoral candidate in the department of anthropology and geography, University of Nebraska. Contents and Contributors: Applied Zooarchaeology, Because It Matters Doing Zooarchaeology as if it Mattered: Use of Faunal Data to Address Current Issues in Fish Conservation Biology in Owens Valley, California Zooarchaeology and Wildlife Management in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Where the Muskox Roamed: Biogeography of Tundra Muskox (Ovibos moschatus) in the Eastern Arctic The Potential of Zooarchaeological Data to Guide Pinniped Management Decisions in the Eastern North Pacific Zooarchaeological Implications for Missouri’s Elk (Cervus elaphus) Reintroduction Effort Post-Contact Changes in the Behavior and Distribution of Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep in Northwestern Wyoming Prehistoric Biogeography, Abundance, and Phenotypic Plasticity of Elk (Cervus elaphus) in Washington State Archaeological Evidence of Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) Migration in the Upper Green River Basin of Wyoming: Implications for Wildlife Management Ecological Change in Western Utah: Comparisons Between a Late Holocene Archaeological Fauna and Modern Small-Mammal Surveys Archaeofaunal Evidence of the Native Ichthyofauna of the Roanoke River in Virginia and North Carolina |
