Traversing Sky and Earth. The Nordic Bronze Age horse in a long-term perspective

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This article presents the first combined study of zoological horse remains and horse-related material culture including iconography from the Nordic Bronze Age, c. 1600–500 BC. Through zooarchaeological analyses and comparative material studies it is suggested that the human-horse relationship underwent a series of pivotal changes from the likely introduction of the domestic horse at the beginning of the Nordic Bronze Age to the transition between the Bronze and Iron Age, c. 700–500 BC. It is further argued that the observed long-term changes in human-horse relationships reflect major social changes in the Nordic Bronze Age society including changing roles and uses of the horse, both physically and mentally.

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