Humans have never been alone. This book explores how different animals and their characteristics have shaped living conditions, social development, civilization, culture, artifacts, religion—everything. Our societies wouldn’t be what they are today without our cooperation with other creatures. Animals fascinate and inspire us. In this book, we encounter strange and fascinating animals from the Ice Age to the Viking Age, drawn from archaeological discoveries, art, and written sources. Animals are inextricably linked to the human world, both in real life through hunting and farming, and through the ideas expressed in myths and rituals. The book explores the nature of animals—animals at their core—and how they have shaped the development of our societies over time. Humans and animals are deeply intertwined, and the book offers fascinating stories of the close bonds between them in the past. It also recounts famous stories from Norse mythology, such as the tale of the ravens Hugin and Munin, based on written sources and archaeological finds.
| Publisher | Cappelen Damm AS |
| Author | Christine Armstrong |
| Country | Norway |
| Publication Date | 11/02/2026 |
| Pages | 224 |
| Edition | frist |
| Size | 14.53 x 2.34 x 21.67 cm |
| About the Author | Christine Armstrong-Oma is a professor of archaeology and director of the Museum of Archaeology at the University of Stavanger. She holds a PhD in archaeology from the University of Southampton and was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Oslo. |
| Publisher Address | info@cappelendamm.no |
| ISBN | ISBN/EAN: 9788202869793 |
