Journal of Archaeological Research ( IF 4.2 ) Pub Date : 2025-01-07 , DOI: 10.1007/s10814-024-09206-5
Lisa Yeomans
In this paper, I review archaeological evidence for shifting human–avian interactions. Many species of birds, altering their behavior in response to anthropogenic niche construction, experienced an increased encounter rate with humans. Intensification of this relationship led to management and domestication of some taxa. An examination of the methods zooarchaeologists employ to study this changing interaction illustrates the limitations of evidence. Art history, architecture, historical sources, evidence based on modern distributions, and DNA analysis fill in some gaps in our knowledge. It is necessary to develop novel methods to investigate the earlier history of bird–human interactions. We also need to consider other taxa behaviorally amenable to domestication, as there was probably a diverse array of past human–bird relationships that remain unknown. Archaeologically, the relationship between people and birds is fundamental to understanding many symbolic and economic practices central to human societies. This review highlights the varied relationships between humans and birds globally allowing cross-regional examination.
中文翻译:

管理鸟类、圈养鸟类、驯服鸟类和家禽的动物考古学:人鸟关系的转变
在本文中,我回顾了人类与鸟类互动转变的考古证据。许多种类的鸟类,为了响应人为的生态位构建而改变它们的行为,与人类的相遇率增加。这种关系的加强导致了一些分类群的管理和驯化。对动物考古学家用来研究这种变化相互作用的方法的检查说明了证据的局限性。艺术史、建筑、历史资料、基于现代分布的证据和 DNA 分析填补了我们知识中的一些空白。有必要开发新的方法来研究鸟类与人类互动的早期历史。我们还需要考虑其他行为上适合驯化的分类群,因为过去可能有各种各样的人鸟关系仍然未知。从考古学上讲,人与鸟类之间的关系对于理解人类社会中许多核心的象征和经济实践至关重要。这篇综述强调了全球人类与鸟类之间的不同关系,允许进行跨区域检查。