Domestication in Action

Anna-Kaisa Salmi is an Associate Professor in Archaeology at the University of Oulu. Her research focusses on northern human-animal relationships and the archaeology of reindeer domestication. She is the Editor-in-Chief of the Monographs of the Archaeological Society of Finland and co-editor of Archaeologies of Animal Movement – Animals on the Move (2021) and The Sound of Silence – Indigenous Perspectives on the Historical Archaeology of Colonialism (2019).

• 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.