Editing Zooarchaeology (section)

==Uses==
[[File:Archeozoölogie-Referentiecollectie-Tibia-RCE.jpg|thumb|A reference collection of shinbones (Tibia) of different animal species helps determining old bones. [[Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed|Dutch Heritage Agency]].]]
One important aspect of zooarchaeology is using morphological and genetic evidence to answer questions zooarchaeologists have about the relationship between animals and humans.<ref name="Steele2015">{{cite journal |last1=Steele |first1=Teresa |title=The contributions of animal bones from archaeological sites: the past and future of zooarchaeology |journal=Journal of Archaeological Science |date=2015 |volume=56 |pages=168–176 |doi=10.1016/j.jas.2015.02.036|bibcode=2015JArSc..56..168S }}</ref>{{rp|172}} These questions include:
# What was the diet like, and in what ways were the animals used for food?<ref name="Thomas1996" />
# Which animals were eaten, in what amounts, and with what other foods?<ref name="Thomas1996" />
# Who were the ones to obtain the food, and did the availability of that food depend on age or gender?<ref name="Thomas1996" />
# How was culture, such as technologies and behavior, influenced by and associated with diet?<ref name="Thomas1996" />
#How can faunal remains identify social differences such as class or ethnicity?<ref>{{Cite web|last=Muñoz|first=Jennifer|date=Fall 2011|title=Faunal Remains As Markers Of Ethnic Identity: The Philadelphia House As A Case Study Of German-American Ethnicity|url=https://scholarworks.calstate.edu/downloads/vd66w048s|access-date=13 November 2020|website=scholarworks.calstate.edu}}</ref>
# What purposes, other than food, were animals used for?<ref name="Thomas1996" />
# What was the environment like?<ref name="Steele2015" />{{rp|170}}
# How did hunter-gatherers collect food?<ref name="Steele2015" />{{rp|170}}
# How have human populations changed over time?<ref name="Steele2015" />{{rp|171}}
# How have humans domesticated animals over time?<ref name="Steele2015" />{{rp|171}}
# How do modern animals compare to animals of the past, and how does this give context to human populations who interacted/still interact with those animals?<ref name="Steele2015" />{{rp|172}}
Another important aspect of zooarchaeology is its application to the migration patterns of humans. In areas where people are either closely tied to animal as companions or regularly follow the migrations of herds, the data collected from these animals can help give context to human movement as well.<ref name="Kaestle"/>{{rp|103}} Studying animal remains can also give context to other remains and artifacts found in association with them.<ref name="Broughton2016"/>{{rp|1}}