Birds in the Ancient World : Winged Words /
Mynott, Jeremy
Birds in the Ancient World : Winged Words / Mynott, Jeremy - United kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2018. - 480 p. ; 22 cm.
Birds played an important role in the ancient world: as indicators of time, weather, and seasons; as a resource for hunting, medicine, and farming; as pets and entertainment; as omens and messengers of the gods. Jeremy Mynott explores the similarities and surprising differences between ancient perceptions of the natural world and our own.
9780198713654
Birds
Animals and civilization
Ancient World
598.0938 / MYN
Birds in the Ancient World : Winged Words / Mynott, Jeremy - United kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2018. - 480 p. ; 22 cm.
Birds played an important role in the ancient world: as indicators of time, weather, and seasons; as a resource for hunting, medicine, and farming; as pets and entertainment; as omens and messengers of the gods. Jeremy Mynott explores the similarities and surprising differences between ancient perceptions of the natural world and our own.
9780198713654
Birds
Animals and civilization
Ancient World
598.0938 / MYN