This volume presents the proceedings of the 10th international meeting
of the working group "Archaeozoology of South-Western Asia and Adjacent
Areas" (ASWA X). The meeting took place at the Royal Belgian Institute
of Natural Sciences (Brussels, Belgium) from June 28 to June 30, 2011.
The 20 contributions presented here deal with a wide range of topics
related to the human-animal interactions and gather the results of
research that has been conducted in Anatolia and the Levant, more
eastern regions (Armenia and Azerbaijan), northern Africa (Egypt and
Sudan) and Oman. Research questions include issues such as the
exploitation of animal resources, changing animal use, herding
practices, social differences and/or identities, trade, animal burials
and sacrifices, and cover periods ranging from the PPNB up to the Early
Islamic period.