| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations (some color), maps |
| Contents |
Deer dispersal and interactions with humans -- Cervid exploitation and symbolic significance in prehistoric and early historic periods -- Zooarchaeological analyses from the Roman and medieval UK -- Landscapes -- Post-medieval hunting in the UK -- Deer management |
| Summary |
Deer have been central to human cultures throughout time and space: whether as staples to hunter-gatherers, icons of Empire, or the focus of sport. Their social and economic importance has seen some species transported across continents, transforming landscape as they went with the establishment of menageries and park. The fortunes of other species have been less auspicious, some becoming extirpated, or being in threat of extinction, due to pressures of over-hunting and/or human-instigated environmental change. In spite of their diverse, deep-rooted and long standing relations with human socie |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Vendor-supplied metadata |
| Subject |
Deer -- Effect of human beings on -- History
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Deer -- Effect of hunting on -- History
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Animals and civilization.
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Deer
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NATURE -- Animals -- Mammals.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Mammals.
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Animals and civilization
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Deer -- Effect of hunting on
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Baker, Karis, editor
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Carden, Ruth, editor
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Madgwick, Richard, editor
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| ISBN |
9781909686571 |
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1909686573 |
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