This is a podcast from the Archaeology Podcast Network about the relationship between animals and humans on archaeology sites - it’s called Zooarchaeology and we have a couple of experts, Alex Fitzpatrick and Simona Falanga, to guide you through it.
Ancient goddesses, eggs and bunny rabbits: The Zooarchaeology of Lagomorphs - Ep 21
It is ‘the season’ so this month’s episode of ArchaeoAnimals is all about rabbits and hares! Join us to find out more about self-explanatory taxonomy, medieval rabbit hutches and what does all this have to do with Easter.
Bibliography
Hillson, S (2005) Teeth, 2nd ed. Cambridge Manuals in Archaeology Cambridge University Press
Toynbee, J.M.C. (2013) Animals in Roman Life & Art, Barnsley: Pen & Sword
https://www.archaeology.co.uk/articles/roman-rabbit-discovered-at-fishbourne.htm
http://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2018-02-14-history-domestication-rabbit’s-tale
Rabbit and Hare Bones
Contact
Alex FitzpatrickTwitter: @archaeologyfitz
Simona FalangaTwitter: @CrazyBoneLady
Alex’s Blog: Animal Archaeology
Music "Coconut - (dyalla remix)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2UiKoouqaY
Affiliates
the relationship between animals and humans On archaeology sites is called Zooarchaeology. This podcast explores that relationship.
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2023
- Dec 5, 2023 The Zooarchaeology of ArchaeoAnimals - Ep 65 Dec 5, 2023
- Nov 7, 2023 Cute Animals Galore! - Ep 64 Nov 7, 2023
- Oct 2, 2023 The Zooarchaeology of Predator - Ep 63 Oct 2, 2023
- Sep 5, 2023 The Creatures of Medieval Maps and Bestiaries - 62 Sep 5, 2023
- Aug 1, 2023 Lactose Intolerants Beware! The Zooarchaeology of Dairy - Ep 61 Aug 1, 2023
- Jul 4, 2023 Ancient Crafts and Gross Stuff: Experimental Zooarchaeology - Ep 60 Jul 4, 2023
- Jun 6, 2023 Elephant or Cyclops? The Mistaken Identity of Animal Bones - Ep 59 Jun 6, 2023
- May 2, 2023 From the Frontlines to the Trenches - Ep 58 May 2, 2023
- Apr 4, 2023 The Zooarchaeology of Star Wars - Ep 57 Apr 4, 2023
- Mar 7, 2023 Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction - What is it and What Does it Do? - Ep 56 Mar 7, 2023
- Feb 7, 2023 Of Mice and Rats (and All Manners of Voles) - Ep 55 Feb 7, 2023
- Jan 3, 2023 Scales and Tails: Reptiles in Archaeology - Ep 54 Jan 3, 2023
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2022
- Dec 6, 2022 On Frog-Toads and Other Amphibian Dilemmas - Ep 53 Dec 6, 2022
- Nov 1, 2022 Xenomorph Archaeology - Ep 52 Nov 1, 2022
- Oct 4, 2022 Fine, Let's Rank Our Favourite Animal Bones - Ep 51 Oct 4, 2022
- Sep 6, 2022 Where in the World? Part Six: The Zooarchaeology of Antarctica - Ep 50 Sep 6, 2022
- Aug 2, 2022 Where in the World? Part Five: The Zooarchaeology of Oceania - Ep 49 Aug 2, 2022
- Jul 5, 2022 Where in the World? Part Four: The Zooarchaeology of Asia - Ep 48 Jul 5, 2022
- Jun 7, 2022 Where in the World? Part Three: The Zooarchaeology of the Americas - Ep 47 Jun 7, 2022
- May 3, 2022 Where in the World? Part Two: The Zooarchaeology of Africa - Ep 46 May 3, 2022
- Apr 5, 2022 Where in the World? Part One: The Zooarchaeology of Europe - Ep 45 Apr 5, 2022
- Mar 1, 2022 Contemporary Zoorchaeology - What’s in your Rubbish Bin? - Ep 44 Mar 1, 2022
- Feb 1, 2022 The Zooarchaeology of Myth & Legends (Part Two) - Ep 43 Feb 1, 2022
- Jan 4, 2022 The Hitchhikers: the animals we didn’t really want to take with us but life, uh, finds a way (ARCHIVE) - Ep 42 Jan 4, 2022
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2021
- Dec 7, 2021 The Zooarchaeology of Myth & Legends (Part One) - Ep 41 Dec 7, 2021
- Nov 2, 2021 "Player One Needs Food Badly" - The Zooarchaeology of Video Game Cuisine - Ep 40 Nov 2, 2021
- Oct 5, 2021 Time Warped! Part Five - The Zooarchaeology of the Medieval Period - Ep 39 Oct 5, 2021
- Sep 7, 2021 Time Warped! Part Four: The Zooarchaeology of the Post Roman Period - Ep 38 Sep 7, 2021
- Aug 3, 2021 Time Warped! Part Three: The Zooarchaeology of Roman Britain - Ep 37 Aug 3, 2021
- Jul 6, 2021 Time Warped! Part Two: The Zooarchaeology of the Later Prehistoric - Episode 36 Jul 6, 2021
- Jun 1, 2021 Time Warped! Part One: The Zooarchaeology of the Early Prehistoric - Ep 35 Jun 1, 2021
- May 4, 2021 Gotta Dig 'Em All! The Zooarchaeology of Pokemon - Ep 34 May 4, 2021
- Apr 6, 2021 Eagle Eyed Zooarchaeology - Looking at the Digital Animals in Assassin's Creed - Ep 33 Apr 6, 2021
- Mar 2, 2021 A Little Bit of Zooarch, a Little Bit of Palaeontology...Let's Talk Megafauna and Extinct Species - Ep 32 Mar 2, 2021
- Feb 2, 2021 Swooping is Bad, Bones are Better: The Zooarchaeology of Dragon Age - Ep 31 Feb 2, 2021
- Jan 5, 2021 The Hitchhikers: the animals we didn’t really want to take with us but life, uh, finds a way - Ep 30 Jan 5, 2021
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2020
- Dec 1, 2020 I'm Commander Shephard and This Is My Favourite Bone on the Citadel: The Zooarchaeology of Mass Effect - Ep 29 Dec 1, 2020
- Nov 3, 2020 So You Want to be a Zooarchaeologist? - Ep 28 Nov 3, 2020
- Oct 6, 2020 You’re not supposed to be here! ‘Exotic’ species in the archaeological record - Episode 27 Oct 6, 2020
- Sep 1, 2020 Bioarchaeology in the Witcher - Ep 26 Sep 1, 2020
- Aug 4, 2020 Culinary Zooarchaeology - Ep 25 Aug 4, 2020
- Jul 7, 2020 Unicorns, Sasquatches, and Mermaids, Oh My! Cryptozoology and Fake Zooarchaeology - Ep 24 Jul 7, 2020
- Jun 3, 2020 Applied Zooarchaeology: primitive breeds today - Ep 23 Jun 3, 2020
- May 5, 2020 Sick to Death? Pathologies and Animal Bones - Ep 22 May 5, 2020
- Apr 7, 2020 Ancient goddesses, eggs and bunny rabbits: The Zooarchaeology of Lagomorphs - Ep 21 Apr 7, 2020
- Mar 2, 2020 Birds of a Feather... - Ep 20 Mar 2, 2020
- Feb 4, 2020 Does Zooarchaeology Exist in Star Wars? - Ep 19 Feb 4, 2020
- Jan 7, 2020 Alpaca llama: adventures with South American Camelids - Ep 18 Jan 7, 2020
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2019
- Dec 3, 2019 Holidays and Feasting in the Archaeological Record - Ep 17 Dec 3, 2019
- Nov 5, 2019 Desert Pack Animals: Introducing Donkeys and Camels! - Ep 16 Nov 5, 2019
- Oct 1, 2019 That’ll Do, Pig - Ep 15 Oct 1, 2019
- Sep 3, 2019 Native or Introduced? The Animals You’d NEVER Thought Came From Elsewhere - Ep 14 Sep 3, 2019
- Aug 6, 2019 The Weird and the Wonderful: Imagined Zooarchaeologies of Video Games - Ep 13 Aug 6, 2019
- Jul 2, 2019 A Fishy Situation - Ep 12 Jul 2, 2019
- Jun 4, 2019 Hunter's Hotpot - Ep 11 Jun 4, 2019
- May 7, 2019 Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner - Ep 10 May 7, 2019
- Apr 2, 2019 A Horse, Of Course - Ep 9 Apr 2, 2019
- Mar 5, 2019 Everything is Ritual! - Ep 8 Mar 5, 2019
- Feb 5, 2019 The Cat's Out Of The Bag - Ep 7 Feb 5, 2019
- Jan 1, 2019 Cow-abunga! - Ep 6 Jan 1, 2019
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2018
- Dec 4, 2018 Cryptozoology (featuring Archaeological Fantasies) - 5 Dec 4, 2018
- Nov 6, 2018 Sheep vs Goats - Ep Nov 6, 2018
- Oct 2, 2018 Who Let The Dogs Out? Ep 3 Oct 2, 2018
- Sep 4, 2018 Old McDonald Had A Farm - Episode 2 Sep 4, 2018
- Sep 4, 2018 Zooarchaeology 101 - Episode 01 Sep 4, 2018
- Jul 4, 2018 Introducing ArchaeoAnimals - Episode 0 Jul 4, 2018