zooarchaeologicaladjective
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What does the adjective zooarchaeological mean?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective zooarchaeological. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
How is the adjective zooarchaeological pronounced?
British English
U.S. English
Where does the adjective zooarchaeological come from?
Earliest known use
1960s
The earliest known use of the adjective zooarchaeological is in the 1960s.
OED's earliest evidence for zooarchaeological is from 1962, in the writing of E. S. Wing.
Nearby entries
- zono-, comb. form
- zonochlorite, n.1872–
- zonociliate, adj.1885–
- zonoplacental, adj.1879–
- zonular, adj.1835–
- zonule, n.1828–
- zonulet, n.1648
- zonure, n.1883–
- zoo, n.1835–
- zoo-, comb. form
- zooarchaeological, adj.1962–
- zooarchaeologist, n.1957–
- zooarchaeology, n.1967–
- zoobenthos, n.1923–
- zoocarp, n.1824–88
- zoocaulon, n.1881–
- zoocentric, adj.1882–
- zoochemical, adj. & n.1844–
- zoochemistry, n.1835–
- zoochlorella, n.1882–
- zoochore, n.1904–
Etymology
Meaning & use
- 1962–Of, relating to, or concerned with zooarchaeology; designating animal remains recovered from an archaeological site.
- 1962
Because of its dynamic geological history and attendant climatic and vegetational changes, Trinidad, West Indies, is of considerable zooarcheological interest.
E. S. Wing, Succession Mammalian Faunas Trinidad (Ph.D. diss., Univ. of Florida) Introduction 2 - 1982
We can now present types of data (and conclusions) unheard of in the not too distant past; e.g., calculating biomass and caloric intake of human populations from zooarchaeological remains.
Practising Anthropology vol. 4 20/4 - 2016
The subject they were given was reconstructing ancient diets using zooarchaeological techniques.
South Yorkshire Times (Nexis) 11 May
the world time relative time the past history or knowledge about the past [adjectives] of or relating to archaeology of or relating to types of or branches of- archaeographical1799–Of or relating to archaeography; esp. (chiefly with reference to Russia and eastern Europe) relating to or for the purpose of discovering…
- archaeomagnetic1897–Relating to or derived from the magnetism present in archaeological remains of clay or stone which have been subjected to intense heat in the past…
- archaeozoological1938–Of, relating to, or concerned with archaeozoology; consisting of or relating to animal remains recovered from an archaeological site.
- archaeobotanical1954–Of, relating to, or concerned with archaeobotany; consisting of or relating to plant remains recovered from an archaeological site.
- processual1958–Archaeology. Designating, advocating, or relating to an approach to archaeology which uses scientific methodology to explain cultural change and…
- zooarchaeological1962–Of, relating to, or concerned with zooarchaeology; designating animal remains recovered from an archaeological site.
- archaeometric1963–Of, relating to, or concerned with archaeometry (archaeometry, n.); suitable for dating or analysis using methods or techniques from the physical…
- processualist1970–Designating a processual approach or analysis; designating, belonging to, or characteristic of processualism.
Pronunciation
British English
U.S. English
Consonants
- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- ɬrhingyll
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing
Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence
Vowels
- iːfleece
- ihappy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- atrap, bath
- ɑːstart, palm, bath
- ɒlot
- ɔːthought, force
- ʌstrut
- ʊfoot
- uːgoose
- əletter
- əːnurse
- ɪənear
- ɛːsquare
- ʊəcure
- eɪface
- ʌɪpride
- aʊmouth
- əʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ãgratin
- ɒ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)
Other symbols
- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.
View the pronunciation model here.
Consonants
- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye*
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing
* /d/ also represents a 'tapped' /t/ as in
Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence
Vowels
- ifleece, happy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- ætrap, bath
- ɑlot, palm, cloth, thought
- ɑrstart
- ɔcloth, thought
- ɔrnorth, force
- ʊfoot
- ugoose
- əstrut, comma
- ərnurse, letter
- ɪ(ə)rnear
- ɛ(ə)rsquare
- ʊ(ə)rcure
- eɪface
- aɪpride
- aʊmouth
- oʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ɑ̃gratin
- æ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)
Other symbols
- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.
View the pronunciation model here.
Simple text respell breaks words into syllables, separated by a hyphen. The syllable which carries the primary stress is written in capital letters. This key covers both British and U.S. English Simple Text Respell.
Consonants
b, d, f, h, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w and z have their standard English values
- gguy
- jjay
- yyore
- chchore
- khloch
- shshore
- ththaw
- dhthee
- zhbeige
Vowels
- atrap
- ahpalm
- airsquare
- arstart
- arrcarry (British only)
- awthought
- ayface
- a(ng)gratin
- edress
- eefleece
- eerdeer
- errmerry
- ikit
- ighpride
- irrmirror
- olot (British only)
- ohgoat
- oogoose
- oorcure
- orforce
- orrsorry (British only)
- owmouth
- oyvoice
- o(ng)salon
- ustrut
- uhletter
- urnurse
- urrhurry
- uufoot