Animals as Domesticates

Engagingly written, beautifully illustrated, and packed with fascinating historical details, the book will delight and inform all animal lovers.

—David R. Harris, Emeritus Professor of Human Environment, Institute of Archaeology, University College London

 

Few have done more than Juliet Clutton-Brock to advance understanding of the richness of our domesticated animal heritage. This is a fascinating story of humanity's relationships with others of the animal kingdom.

—Stephen J. G. Hall, author of Livestock Biodiversity and coauthor of Two Hundred Years of British Farm Livestock

 

An authoritative, comprehensive, thoughtful, and wonderfully accessible review of the origins and spread of domestic animals based on archaeological, zoological, genetic, behavioral, and historical evidence. The book is a must-read for anyone interested in how we have come to depend upon animals and they upon us.

—Richard H. Meadow, Director, Zooarchaeology Laboratory, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University