This is a useful scholarly, yet approachable title to students of Iron Age agriculture as well as those interested in spiritual practice in pre-Roman Gaul and Britain. The discussion on domestic and hunted animals is the strength of the book, as the conclusions are drawn from archaeology. This title presents zooarchaeology in the UK as well as that from France. I was especially appreciative of this, as I do not speak (or read) French! Her book is an excellent compliment to the works of Peter J. Reynolds and the research at Butser Ancient Farm.

In describing a society that has left no written record of its ideas on animal myth and religion Greene relies on archaeology along with ethnography. Although Dark Age Irish legends can not be expected to be perfectly equivalent with the beliefs of Iron Age Britons and Gauls, they do provide a helpful guide.

All in all it's an excellent book.

对于研究铁器时代农业的学生以及对前罗马高卢和英国的精神实践感兴趣的人来说，这是一本有用的学术著作，但又平易近人。关于家畜和猎物的讨论是本书的优势，因为其结论来自于考古学。本书介绍了英国的动物考古学以及法国的动物考古学。我特别欣赏这一点，因为我不会说（或读）法语！她的书是对英国动物考古学的最好补充。她的书是对Peter J. Reynolds的作品和Butser古农场的研究的极好补充。

在描述一个没有留下关于动物神话和宗教思想的书面记录的社会时，格林依靠的是考古学和人种学。虽然不能指望黑暗时代的爱尔兰传说与铁器时代的英国人和高卢人的信仰完全等同，但它们确实提供了一个有益的指导。

总而言之，这是一本优秀的书。