Welcome to episode three of a miniseries focusing on the zooarchaeology of

various world regions. This episode is centred around Asian zooarchaeology,

focusing on the natural history and anatomy of the most prominent wild and

domesticated species found throughout the continent. Tune in to learn how pandas

were mistaken for tapirs, grunting oxen and oracle bones.

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Transcripts

For rough transcripts go to https://www.archpodnet.com/animals/48

Links

* Ameri, M. (2018). Letting the Pictures Speak: An Image-Based Approach to the

Mythological and Narrative Imagery of the Harappan World. Seals and Sealing

in the Ancient World: Case Studies from the Near East, Egypt, the Aegean, and

South Asia, 144.

* Bose, S. (2020). Mega Mammals in Ancient India: Rhinos, Tigers, and

Elephants. Oxford University Press.

* d'Alpoim Guedes, J., & Aldenderfer, M. (2020). The archaeology of the Early

Tibetan Plateau: New research on the initial peopling through the Early

Bronze Age. Journal of Archaeological Research, 28(3), 339-392.

* Harper, D. (2013). The cultural history of the giant panda (Ailuropoda

melanoleuca) in early China. Early China, 35(36), 2012-13.

* Kumar, S., Ali, M., & Khoso, P. A. (2020). Emergence and Decline of the Indus

Valley Civilization in Pakistan. Global Sociological Review, 2, 9-22.

* Liu, K. et al. (2021). Radiocarbon dating of oracle bones of late Shang

period in ancient China. Radiocarbon, 63(1), 155-175.

* Liu, Y. C. et al. (2018). Genome-wide evolutionary analysis of natural

history and adaptation in the world's tigers. Current Biology, 28(23),

3840-3849.

* Mohamad, K. et al. (2009). On the origin of Indonesian cattle. PLoS One,

4(5), e5490.

* Uzzaman, M. R. et al. (2014). Semi-domesticated and Irreplaceable genetic

resource gayal (Bos frontalis) needs effective genetic conservation in

Bangladesh: a review. Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences, 27(9),

1368.

* Yang, D.Y. et al. (2008). Wild or domesticated: DNA analysis of ancient water

buffalo remains from north China. Journal of Archaeological Science, 35(10),

pp.2778-2785.

* http://trowelblazers.com/zheng-zhenxiang/

Contact

* Alex FitzpatrickTwitter: @archaeologyfitz

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* Simona FalangaTwitter: @CrazyBoneLady [http://www.twitter.com/crazybonelady]

* Alex's Blog: Animal Archaeology [https://animalarchaeology.com/]

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