The Spirited Horse : Equid-Human Relations in the Bronze Age Near East / Laerke Recht.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Recht, Laerke, author.

Series:

Ancient environments

Ancient Environments

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Equidae--Middle East--History.

Equidae.

Horses--Middle East--History.

Horses.

Human-animal relationships--History.

Human-animal relationships.

Domestication--History.

Domestication.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Distribution:

[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021

Place of Publication:

London [England] : Bloomsbury Academic, 2022.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

"Presenting a new perspective on human -- animal relations in the ancient Near East, this volume considers how we should understand equids (horses, donkeys, onagers and various hybrids) as animals that are social actors. Recht brings together a wealth of new data, including Bronze Age Near Eastern material culture from a range of archaeological contexts with equid remains as well as iconography and texts. She looks in particular at finds of equids themselves from burials, sacred space and settlements alongside associated artefacts such as chariots and harnesses. This is the first time the agency of animals is recognised. The study is essential reading for prehistorians, archaeologists and those studying early animal domestication, showcasing how humans encounter and interact with other animals, and how those animals in turn interact with humans. Recht outlines the broader implications for human involvement with their environment, both today and in the past, and points to further study in a number of focused appendices."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

1. Equid Species: Spirited Horses, Stubborn Donkeys and Vigorous Hybrids

2. Beginnings, History, and Distribution

3. Equids Changing History I: Caravans and Transport of Goods

4. Equids Changing History II: Chariots and Traction

5. Riding

6. Management of Equids, or, How to Keep a Human

7. Honourable and Dishonourable Deaths

8. Equid - Human Relations and Equid Agency

Conclusions

Appendices A - Glossary of terms (modern), with diagrams

B - Faunal identification of equid species

C - Ancient terminology related to equids

D - Physical attributes according to species

E - Estimation of wither height based on faunal remains

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781350158948

9781350158931

OCLC:

1289419519

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.