You're not supposed to be here! 'Exotic' species in the archaeological record - Animals 27

On this month's episode, Alex and Simona were meant to discuss non-native species in the archaeological record. What actually happened is a mix of exotic pets, headphone-wearing animals and helpful ancient Roman advice. Links * https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/05/150525-ancient-egypt-zoo-pets-hierakonpolis-baboons-archaeology/ * https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2014/04/exotic-pets/ * https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/apr/18/ben-fur-romans-brought-rabbits-to-britain-experts-discover * https://www.theguardian.com/books/gallery/2016/mar/15/animal-travellers-a-history-of-exotic-animals-in-the-uk-in-pictures * Lockwood, J.L. et al. 2019. When pets become pests: the role of the exotic pet trade in vertebrate animals. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 17(6). * Mitchell, M.A. History of Exotic Pets. In Manual of Exotic Pet Practice. Elsevier. * Toynbee, J.M.C. (2013) Animals in Roman Life & Art * Barnsley: Pen & Sword Contact * Alex FitzpatrickTwitter: @archaeologyfitz [http://www.twitter.com/archaeologyfitz] * Simona FalangaTwitter: @CrazyBoneLady [http://www.twitter.com/crazybonelady] * Alex's Blog: Animal Archaeology [https://animalarchaeology.com/] * Music "Coconut - (dyalla remix)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2UiKoouqaY Affiliates * Wildnote [http://www.wildnoteapp.com/] * TeePublic [https://www.teepublic.com/?ref_id=5724&ref_type=aff] * Timeular [https://timeular.com/ref/chriswebster/] Find this show on the educational podcast app, Lyceum.fm! [http://lyceum.fm/] * https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/05/150525-ancient-egypt-zoo-pets-hierakonpolis-baboons-archaeology/ * https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2014/04/exotic-pets/ * https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/apr/18/ben-fur-romans-brought-rabbits-to-britain-experts-discover * https://www.theguardian.com/books/gallery/2016/mar/15/animal-travellers-a-history-of-exotic-animals-in-the-uk-in-pictures * Lockwood, J.L. et al. 2019. When pets become pests: the role of the exotic pet trade in vertebrate animals. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 17(6). * Mitchell, M.A. History of Exotic Pets. In Manual of Exotic Pet Practice. Elsevier. * Toynbee, J.M.C. (2013) Animals in Roman Life & Art * Barnsley: Pen & Sword Contact * Alex FitzpatrickTwitter: @archaeologyfitz [http://www.twitter.com/archaeologyfitz] * Simona FalangaTwitter: @CrazyBoneLady [http://www.twitter.com/crazybonelady] * Alex's Blog: Animal Archaeology [https://animalarchaeology.com/] * Music "Coconut - (dyalla remix)"

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