Domestication in Action: Past and Present Human-Reindeer Interaction in Northern Fennoscandia

In: Arctic Encounters

Abstract

Part I: The history and biology of reindeer domestication -- Chapter 1. Introduction: Perspectives on the history and ethnoarchaeology of reindeer domestication and herding -- Chapter 2. Impact of human selection on the genetics and morphology of the reindeer -- Part II: Domestication and herding strategies -- Chapter 3. Castration as part of reindeer herd management -- Chapter 4. Working reindeer in past and present reindeer herding -- Chapter 5. Human-reindeer relationships and reindeer feeding: Perspectives from archaeology and reindeer herders' knowledge -- Part III: Human-reindeer landscapes -- Chapter 6. Habitation sites and herding landscapes -- Chapter 7. Mobility in early reindeer herding -- Part IV: Social and cultural entanglements -- Chapter 8. Effects of reindeer domestication on society and religion -- Chapter 9. Conclusions: Past and present reindeer herding in dialogue.