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Birds in the Ancient World : Winged Words / Mynott, Jeremy

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: United kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2018.Description: 480 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9780198713654
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 598.0938 MYN
Summary: 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.
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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.

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