Dogs

Showing that dogs have been a critical ally for humankind through cooperation and companionship over thousands of years, this volume broadens discussions about how relationships between people and animals have shaped our world.

“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

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.