Article ID: CBB917246038

Translocated Colonial Subjects in Collaboration: Animals and Human Knowledge (March 2018)

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The domestication and use of animals is an integral part of the history of technology, as beasts were used to improve the efficiency of agricultural, military, and transportation activities. Individuals and social groups often had to be introduced along with animal technologies, as the domestication, breeding, training, and handling of animals was a culture that could not be immediately learned. In the age of European empires, several ethnic groups were imported along with the animals that they tended. This article highlights the role of humans as part of animal technologies, as an important anthropological component when technologies that involve animals are introduced to new settlements and areas. Using three case studies in which animal technologies from Asia were introduced to other parts of the world, it can be seen that humans are an essential and integral component of animal technologies.

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Authors & Contributors
Paul G. Keil
Tonn, Jenna
Shibani Bose
Potts, Daniel T.
García Garagarza, León
Porter, Anne
Concepts
Animals
Domestication
Human-animal relationships
Archaeology
Elephants
Anthropology, prehistoric
Time Periods
Ancient
Prehistory
19th century
Bronze age
21st century
20th century
Places
India
Middle and Near East
Europe
Ottoman Empire
South Asia
Arabian peninsula
Institutions
Harvard University
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