The Rhinoceros of South Asia
The rhinoceros is an iconic animal. Three species once inhabited South Asia, two of which disappeared over a century ago. This survey aims to reconstruct the historical distribution of these large mammals resulting in new maps showing the extent of their occurrences. Thousands of sources varied in t...
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| description | The rhinoceros is an iconic animal. Three species once inhabited South Asia, two of which disappeared over a century ago. This survey aims to reconstruct the historical distribution of these large mammals resulting in new maps showing the extent of their occurrences. Thousands of sources varied in time and nature are used to study the interactions between man and rhinoceros. The text is supported by over 700 illustrations and 38 maps showing the importance of the rhinoceros in the scientific and cultural fabric of Asia and beyond. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1426302024-07-31T05:28:38Z The Rhinoceros of South Asia Rookmaaker, Kees Bautze, Joachim Enright, Kelly Harappan civilisation Mughal period Rajasthan wall paintings Rhinocerotidae animal trophies animals in captivity fossil record historical animal distribution hunting iconography nomenclature photography prehistoric petroglyphs taxonomy thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CJ Language teaching and learning::CJC Language learning: specific skills::CJCW Language learning: writing skills The rhinoceros is an iconic animal. Three species once inhabited South Asia, two of which disappeared over a century ago. This survey aims to reconstruct the historical distribution of these large mammals resulting in new maps showing the extent of their occurrences. Thousands of sources varied in time and nature are used to study the interactions between man and rhinoceros. The text is supported by over 700 illustrations and 38 maps showing the importance of the rhinoceros in the scientific and cultural fabric of Asia and beyond. 2024-07-31T05:28:37Z 2024-07-31T05:28:37Z 2024-07-29T12:29:57Z 2024 book ONIX_20240729_9789004691544_25 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/92490 9789004691544 9789004544888 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/142630 eng open access image/jpeg n/a https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/92490/1/9789004691544.pdf Brill 10.1163/9789004691544 10.1163/9789004691544 33fecb33-e7c4-4fc8-96b0-7ba2fccafba9 9789004691544 9789004544888 open access |
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| topic | Harappan civilisation Mughal period Rajasthan wall paintings Rhinocerotidae animal trophies animals in captivity fossil record historical animal distribution hunting iconography nomenclature photography prehistoric petroglyphs taxonomy thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CJ Language teaching and learning::CJC Language learning: specific skills::CJCW Language learning: writing skills |
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