Animal life histories: state of the art, approaches and perspectives

Due to the growing awareness of society, human-animal relations have become an increasingly important topic of public and academic discourse in recent decades. Research, including archaeology, has moved from the study of animal species as subordinate to humans to the study of human and non-human animals. The archaeological and historical disciplines have made significant progress in recent years due to the emergence of new methods such as aDNA and isotope analysis. Data from archaeological and historical contexts are therefore particularly relevant for understanding the complex situation of animals in the contemporary world. At the conference Animal Life Histories / Animal Biographies, , the most diverse representatives of human and animal studies came together and held lively and fruitful discussions that showed the perspectives for future research.