Biosphere To Lithosphere: New Studies In Vertebrate Taphonomy : Proceedings of the 9th Conference of the International Council of Archaeozoology , Durham, August 2002

Taphonomic studies are a majo rmethodological advance, the effects of which have been felt thoughout archaeology. Zooarchaeologists and archaeobotanists were the first to realise how vital it was to study the entire process of how food enters the archaeolgocial record, and taphonomy brought to a close the era when the study of animal bones and plant remains from archaeological sites were regarded mainly as environmental indicators. This volume is indicative of recent developments in taphonomic studies: hugely diverse research are being explored, many of which would have been totally unforeseeable only a quarter of a century ago.