EPISODE · May 2, 2023 · 55 MIN
From the Frontlines to the Trenches - Animals 58
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Join us as we embark on another listener-requested episode topic, this time all about the zooarchaeology of animals used in warfare. From fiery pigs to Hannibal’s infamous elephants, we take a look at how animals from around the world have been integral to military operations from prehistory to World War I.Links and Sources Ameen, C., Benkert, H., Fraser, T., Gordon, R., Holmes, M., Johnson, W., ... & Outram, A. K. (2021). In search of the ‘great horse’: A zooarchaeological assessment of horses from England (AD 300–1650). International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, 31(6), 1247-1257. Anthony, D. W., & Brown, D. R. (2017). The dogs of war: A Bronze Age initiation ritual in the Russian steppes. Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, 48, 134-148. Bendrey, R. (2010). The horse. In T O’Connor and N J Sykes (eds) Extinctions and Invasions: a social history of British fauna, 10-16. Dobat, A. S., Price, T. D., Kveiborg, J., Ilkjær, J., & Rowley-Conwy, P. (2014). The four horses of an Iron Age apocalypse: war-horses from the third-century weapon sacrifice at Illerup Aadal (Denmark). Antiquity, 88(339), 191-204. Kveiborg, J., & Nørgaard, M. (2022). Early Iron Age cavalry? Evidence of oral and thoracolumbar pathologies on possible warhorses from Iron Age, Denmark. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology.*More references at https://www.archpodnet.com/animals/58Contact Alex FitzpatrickTwitter: @archaeologyfitz Simona FalangaTwitter: @CrazyBoneLady Alex’s Blog: Animal Archaeology Music "Coconut - (dyalla remix)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2UiKoouqaYAffiliates Motion Motley Fool Save $110 off the full list price of Stock Advisor for your first year, go to https://zen.ai/apnfool and start your investing journey today! *$110 discount off of $199 per year list price. Membership will renew annually at the then current list price. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Join us as we embark on another listener-requested episode topic, this time all about the zooarchaeology of animals used in warfare. From fiery pigs to Hannibal's infamous elephants, we take a look at how animals from around the world have been integral to military operations from prehistory to World War I. Links and Sources * Ameen, C., Benkert, H., Fraser, T., Gordon, R., Holmes, M., Johnson, W., ... & Outram, A. K. (2021). In search of the 'great horse': A zooarchaeological assessment of horses from England (AD 300–1650). International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, 31(6), 1247-1257. [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/oa.3038] * Anthony, D. W., & Brown, D. R. (2017). The dogs of war: A Bronze Age initiation ritual in the Russian steppes. Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, 48, 134-148. [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0278416516301398?casa_token=_tHylVUQVRUAAAAA:RAGiv5aeLlUll1qcnTWtB0ceHB2B9X735U3v5UtcVE9thclPqcCq793ku5XPw8Hbdco9m4XPVSU] * Bendrey, R. (2010). The horse. In T O'Connor and N J Sykes (eds) Extinctions and Invasions: a social history of British fauna, 10-16. [https://www.oxbowbooks.com/oxbow/extinctions-and-invasions.html] * Dobat, A. S., Price, T. D., Kveiborg, J., Ilkjær, J., & Rowley-Conwy, P. (2014). The four horses of an Iron Age apocalypse: war-horses from the third-century weapon sacrifice at Illerup Aadal (Denmark). Antiquity, 88(339), 191-204. [https://www-cambridge-org.brad.idm.oclc.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/70104E3DBDB8C360B60A1BA97ACB75D4/S0003598X00050304a.pdf/four_horses_of_an_iron_age_apocalypse_warhorses_from_the_thirdcentury_weapon_sacrifice_at_illerup_aadal_denmark.pdf] * Kveiborg, J., & Nørgaard, M. (2022). Early Iron Age cavalry? Evidence of oral and thoracolumbar pathologies on possible warhorses from Iron Age, Denmark. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology. [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/oa.3154?casa_token=l31US9T_LFUAAAAA:5t9XSNb1pjULaEtwFncK0QWBqFTLgIjlGAZbW5Edx6U8P3mZpdmI8hJgwYRj173CKXaQPSFIIM9lGzo] *More references at https://www.archpodnet.com/animals/58 Contact * Alex FitzpatrickTwitter: @archaeologyfitz [http://www.twitter.com/archaeologyfitz] * Simona FalangaTwitter: @CrazyBoneLady [http://www.twitter.com/crazybonelady] * Alex's Blog: Animal Archaeology [https://animalarchaeology.com/] * Music "Coconut - (dyalla remix)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2UiKoouqaY Affiliates * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion] * Motley Fool Save $110 off the full list price of Stock Advisor for your first year, go to https://zen.ai/apnfool and start your investing journey today! *$110 discount off of $199 per year list price. Membership will renew annually at the then current list price.
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