Early Iron Age cavalry? Evidence of oral and thoracolumbar pathologies on possible warhorses from Iron Age, Denmark

This article presents paleopathological analyses of six adult male Iron Age horses (4th century BC to 5th century AD) found in association with large amounts of ritually deposited warrior paraphernalia including horse tack. Pathological lesions have been observed on all six horses. The observed path...

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Veröffentlicht in:	International journal of osteoarchaeology 2022-11, Vol.32 (6), p.1175-1185
Hauptverfasser:	Kveiborg, Jacob, Nørgaard, Maria
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	bit wear equestrianism Horseback riding horses Iron Age paleopathology vertebral endplate fractures
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