Retracing the Aurochs: history, morphology and ecology of an extinct wild ox.

van Vuure, Cis .

Sofia: Pensoft, 2005.
Quarto, laminated boards, 431 pp. black and white and colour photographs.

This book tells the comprehensive story of the extinct aurochs (Bos primigenius), the wild ancestor of our domestic cattle, and of what is still left of it. Information from the fields of archaeozoology, history, philology, ecology and palaeoecology have been brought together by the author to build up a complete picture of the physical appearance, the way of life and the environment of the aurochs. Text in English.

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ISBN: 9789546422354