Dogs - by Brandi Bethke & Amanda Burtt (Paperback)

About the Book

While previous studies of dogs in human history have focused on how people have changed the species through domestication, this volume offers a rich archaeological portrait of the human-canine bond. Contributors investigate the ways people have viewed and valued dogs in different cultures around the world and across the ages.

Book Synopsis

While previous studies of dogs in human history have focused on how people have changed the species through domestication, this volume offers a rich archaeological portrait of the human-canine bond. Contributors investigate the ways people have viewed and valued dogs in different cultures around the world and across the ages.

Review Quotes

"A
cutting-edge collection. . . . Embraces the intersecting interests of
archaeology, animal studies, ethnography, and posthumanism."--Choice

"Both
a useful guide to the techniques and inferences that archaeologists use to
piece together the economic value and cultural importance of animals in past
societies and a striking illustration of the qualitative and functional
diversity of the dog-human partnership across cultures and over time. . . . A valuable
resource for anyone interested in dogs and their past relations with humans."--Journal
of Anthropological Research

About the Author

Brandi Bethke is laboratory director and research faculty at the Oklahoma Archeological Survey at the University of Oklahoma. Amanda Burtt is associate curator with the Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology at Indiana University, Bloomington.