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The analysis of animal bone assemblages from archaeological sites provides much valuable data concerning economic and husbandry practices in the past, as well as insights into cultural and symbolic or ritual activity. Animal palaeopathology can identify diseases in archaeozoological assemblages but little interest has been expressed in investigating and understanding the cultural aspects of the diseases identified. Such assemblages represent the cumulative effects of human attitudes, decisions and influences regarding the keeping, care, treatment, neglect and exploitation of animals which resu

Animal remains (Archaeology) --- Animals --- Death --- Eukaryota --- Anthropology, Cultural --- Diseases --- Pathologic Processes --- Anthropology --- Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms --- Social Sciences --- Animal Diseases --- Archaeology --- Cadaver