
H 290 x W 205 mm
502 pages
218 figures, 38 tables (colour throughout)
Published Sep 2023
ISBN
Paperback: 9781803273549
Digital: 9781803273556
Keywords
Dogs; Domestication; Burials; Art; Culture; Pastoralism
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Edited by Ivana Fiore, Francesca Lugli
This volume gathers contributions from scholars from a variety of disciplines to provide a comprehensive assessment of the importance of dogs through history. There is a focus on the necessity of an ‘interdisciplinary perspective’ to fully understand the fundamental role that dogs have played in our past.
Ivana Fiore is currently enrolled in the Doctoral Program in Environmental and Evolutionary Biology (Sapienza University of Rome), where her research focuses on zooarchaeology and taphonomy. In her work, she collaborates with the Bioarchaeology Service at the Museum of Civilisations and with Parco Archeologico – Ostia antica, in Rome. She has both organised and presented at national and international conferences, authored scientific papers and edited colloquium proceedings. She has taught zooarchaeology at Sapienza University of Rome and at the University of Cagliari, Scuola di Specializzazione in Beni Archeologici.
Francesca Lugli is the president of the Italian Association for Ethnoarchaeology. Currently, she is leading ethnoarchaeological investigations in Portugal, Mongolia and the Russian Federation supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation – Italy MFA and ISMEO. She has both organised and presented at national and international conferences, authored scientific papers and edited colloquium proceedings. Her research focuses on modern nomads, their campsites, their land use strategies, their intangible heritage and also on the relationships between humans and dogs in different cultural and geographical contexts.
'... the book is to be commended for the sheer breadth of its subjects, allowing the reader to appreciate the lasting impact of our four-legged friends on history.' – Dr Kathryn Krakowka (2024): Current Archaeology 406
‘En suma, la obra de Katia Margariti constituye un estudio indispensable para quienes se interesan no sólo por lo perros, sino también por los animales en el mundo antiguo. No sólo enriquece de manera sustancial el caso ateniense, sino que, gracias a su enfoque metodológico, se erige como un referente para investigaciones futuras en otras geografías y contextos culturales. Lejos de limitarse sólo a un catálogo de tipos y temas iconográficos, el libro aborda a los perros desde su animalidad y permite dar pinceladas, incluso, sobre los sentimientos que podían desarrollar los perros con los seres humanos. Por todo ello, el volumen se inscribe con pleno derecho tanto en la historia del arte como en la historia cultural y en los estudios sobre los animales en la Antigüedad.’ [translated] ‘In short, the work of Katia Margariti constitutes an indispensable study for those who are interested not only in dogs, but also in animals in the ancient world. It not only substantially enriches the Athenian case, but also, thanks to its methodological approach, stands as a reference for future research in other geographies and cultural contexts. Far from merely limiting itself to a catalog of types and iconographic themes, the book addresses dogs from their animality and even allows for glimpses into the feelings that dogs could develop with human beings. For all these reasons, the volume fully belongs both in the history of art, as well as in cultural history and animal studies in Antiquity.’ - Sebastián Uribe Rodríguez (2026): Gerión Volume 44, Issue 1