Epilogue to the thematic issue Anthropozoology of the red deer. Archaeological, historical, and ethnographic evidence
Abstract
This text provides an overview of the seven articles published in volumes 60 (2) and 61 (1) of *Anthropozoologica*, as part of the thematic collection following the roundtable discussion “Human-Deer (Cervus) Relationships in Their Material and Symbolic Expressions. Organized as part of a seminar by UMR 7209 of the CNRS and MNHN (then titled Archaeozoology, Archaeobotany: Societies, Practices, and Environments–AASPE), this event took place in Paris onOctober10, 2022. Under the patronage of François Poplin (Honorary Director of the UMR), thisseminar focused on the rich field of connections that shape the construction and evolution of humansocieties and their interactions with their animal and plant environments. Tese were examined throughtheir often foundational roles —both materially, socio-economically, and symbolically— as well asin the realm of popular or scholarly knowledge. Trough this lens, it is possible to address broad ormore specific issues such as food, medicine, crafts, the transformation and production of equipment,forms of acquisition (hunting, fishing, gathering, livestock raising, agriculture and horticulture…),types of social organization (concept of territory, collective or individual action, sedentaryvs. nomadiclifestyles…), or the integration of these elements into mythologies and cosmogony, and finally thedevelopment of cultural and ritual practices and their intertwining with other practices.
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BibTeX
@article{averbouh2026epilogue,
title = {{Epilogue to the thematic issue Anthropozoology of the red deer. Archaeological, historical, and ethnographic evidence}},
author = {Aline Averbouh and Marjan Mashkour},
journal = {Anthropozoologica},
year = {2026},
month = may,
doi = {10.5252/anthropozoologica2026v61a5},
url = {https://hal.science/hal-05845790v1},
note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Epilogue to the thematic issue Anthropozoology of the red deer. Archaeological, historical, and ethnographic evidence
AU - Aline Averbouh
AU - Marjan Mashkour
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/05/22
JO - Anthropozoologica
DO - 10.5252/anthropozoologica2026v61a5
UR - https://hal.science/hal-05845790v1
AB - This text provides an overview of the seven articles published in volumes 60 (2) and 61 (1) of *Anthropozoologica*, as part of the thematic collection following the roundtable discussion “Human-Deer (Cervus) Relationships in Their Material and Symbolic Expressions. Organized as part of a seminar by UMR 7209 of the CNRS and MNHN (then titled Archaeozoology, Archaeobotany: Societies, Practices, and Environments–AASPE), this event took place in Paris onOctober10, 2022. Under the patronage of François Poplin (Honorary Director of the UMR), thisseminar focused on the rich field of connections that shape the construction and evolution of humansocieties and their interactions with their animal and plant environments. Tese were examined throughtheir often foundational roles —both materially, socio-economically, and symbolically— as well asin the realm of popular or scholarly knowledge. Trough this lens, it is possible to address broad ormore specific issues such as food, medicine, crafts, the transformation and production of equipment,forms of acquisition (hunting, fishing, gathering, livestock raising, agriculture and horticulture…),types of social organization (concept of territory, collective or individual action, sedentaryvs. nomadiclifestyles…), or the integration of these elements into mythologies and cosmogony, and finally thedevelopment of cultural and ritual practices and their intertwining with other practices.
SN - 0761-3032
ER -