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

Kveiborg, Jacob

doi:10.1515/pz-2018-0011

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“…Nors ir ne taip gausiai, tačiau nepalyginti daugiau negu Rytų Lietuvoje galvijų liekanų rasta ir Vakarų Lietuvos, Vakarų Latvijos ir Estijos žemyninės dalies gyvenvietėse: apie 30 % ir daugiau. Kiaulių daug auginta Šiaurės vakarų Baltarusijoje (Graudonis 1989;Harding 2000;Егорейченко 2006;Maldre 2008;Vasks et al 2011;2019;Kveiborg 2018;Micelicaitė et al 2023).…”

Section: Gyvulininkystė žVejyba Ir Medžioklėunclassified

“…Rytų Baltijos regiono gyventojų mityba akmens ir ankstyvajame metalų laikotarpyje pastaruoju metu pažinta taikant bendrųjų mėginių stabiliųjų anglies (δ 13 C) ir azoto (δ 15 N) izotopų analizę (angl. EA-IRMS) tiek žmonių kaulo kolageno, tiek maisto liekanų keramikoje bandiniams Antanaitis-Jacobs et al 2009;Laneman, Lang 2013;Oinonen et al 2013;Tõrv, Meadows 2015;Piličiauskas et al 2017a;2017b;Robson et al 2019;Legzdiņa et al 2020;Vasks et al 2021;. Be to, maisto liekanos subneolito -ankstyvojo bronzos amžiaus keramikoje tirtos dujų chromatografija ir masių spektrometrija (angl.…”

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Vėlyvojo Bronzos Amžiaus Ekonomika Rytų Baltijos Regione: Naujo Modelio Link

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Minkevičius

Podėnas

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Lietuvos Archeologija

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In this paper, we present the main results of interdisciplinary project that allowed us to formulate a new perspective on the economy of the Late Bronze Age in the Eastern Baltic region. New excavations at the Late Bronze Age fortified settlements of Garniai 1 (Utena district municipality) and Mineikiškės (Zarasai district municipality) lead us to analyse the economy of the communities in much greater detail and to formulate a more reliable economical model than before. This paper reviews the new results of archaeobotanical investigations of these fortified settlements, as well as δ13C and δ15N data of food remains in Late Bronze Age pottery, grains and animal bone collagen samples. These analyses allowed us to refine and clarify the likely dietary practices of consumers of certain products in the Eastern Baltic region. The paper also publishes new data on the elemental composition and lead isotopes of metalware, thereby adding to our earlier findings These studies show that metallurgy as a specialized activity did not play a significant role in the Late Bronze Age economy, but its emergence was driven by the economic changes of the period. In contrast, the production of high-level bone-antler artifacts reflects the activity of specialized craftsmen in Late Bronze Age settlements. The collection of a new large and varied dataset allows us to determine the lifestyle and dietary habits of the people living in these settlements. By developing a new model of the Late Bronze Age, we present a picture of the interwoven economies of agriculture, animal husbandry, hunting, fishing, gathering, metallurgy and bone craftsmanship as a whole, asking what might have influenced the distinctive development of the economy of the eastern Baltic Sea region during the Late Bronze Age. Key words: Late Bronze Age economy, fortified settlements, paleobotany, archaeozoology, diet, specialized craftwork, communication.

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Vėlyvojo Bronzos Amžiaus Ekonomika Rytų Baltijos Regione: Naujo Modelio Link

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“…The Carpathian Basin rose as a cultural crucible enriched by resources from the Pontic steppes, the Aegean, and also quantities of amber from the North. Interest still centred on amber and metals, but also warrior culture: swords, chariots, horses, and a novel tripartite cosmology (Vandkilde 2014a;Kveiborg 2018). All this arrived in Scandinavia, fuelling a presumably ongoing cultural and social change.…”

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Bronze Age Beginnings – a Scalar View from the Global Outskirts

Vandkilde

2019

Proc. Prehist. Soc.

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This article tracks the formation of the rich and socially complex Nordic Bronze Age (NBA), c. 2000–1500 bc, by applying a scalar methodology and using the entrepôt and early metalworking site of Pile in Scania as its point of departure. By regarding the Bronze Age as an ancient example of globalisation, Island Melanesia at the outskirts of contemporary globalisation is first examined to provide an analogue to the Nordic entrepreneurial and maritime culture into which metallurgy was first adopted. How did this northern margin become ‘Bronze Age’, and what impact did its inclusion have? Various scales, from local to Bronze-Age-global were found to intersect in the Pile hoard, and in similar sites near and far. By c. 2000 bc, metals and other commodities travelled along well-established local, regional, and super-regional networks, which even incorporated the British Isles and Únětician hubs at the Middle Elbe–Saale. Back in Scandinavia, metal and metal-related culture provided a comparative advantage when navigating local competition for influence and leadership. The transculturally global was strategically appropriated locally, using the reinvention of tradition as a principal strategy. The first metal boom caused friction and slow social change, rather than a social revolution. The real tipping point came in 1600–1500 bc, when the nearly full-blown NBA emerged, through engagement with a considerably expanded world. By this time, large amounts of metal were in circulation. Seen from the non-urban north, this unprecedented expansion of their world brought new opportunities but likely also deep social tensions. Thus, the effects of adopting metallurgy permeated society and connectivity at every level, even at the outskirts of the Bronze Age world.

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“…The domestication and utilization of horses play a central role in the study of human history and the interpretation of the archeological record (Anthony, 2007; Kelekna, 2009; Librado et al, 2021; Outram et al, 2009). An important aspect of the human–horse relationship is the beginning and spread of horseback riding and mounted warfare and how this transformed human life in different parts of the world (e.g., Anthony, 2007; Bendrey et al, 2013; Drews, 2004; Kveiborg, 2019; Li et al, 2020).…”

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

Kveiborg

Nørgaard²

2022

Intl J of Osteoarchaeology

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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 pathologies can be divided into three major categories: oral pathologies including abnormal dental wear, spinal pathologies and trauma, and pathologies of the limb bones. Some of the observed pathologies (e.g., cranial asymmetry) are most likely developmental, and some (e.g., arthritic thoracolumbar lesions and bone spavin) are possibly age related. Other observed lesions, such as mandibular periostitis (bony spurs) at the dorsal interalveolar margin and abnormal dental wear, seem to be more directly associated with horseback riding or the use of bits. The close match between a reconstructed ported bit from one of the sites included in the study and dental lesions and wear in two of the horses suggests that the horses were ridden with equipment strongly connected to warfare. The presence of vertebral endplate fractures in the thoracolumbar region in three of the horses may further relate to the use of horses for riding. The analyses thus support previous studies in suggesting that pathologies located in the lower thoracic/lumbar region and various types of bit wear are indicative of horseback riding.

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

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Vėlyvojo Bronzos Amžiaus Ekonomika Rytų Baltijos Regione: Naujo Modelio Link

Vėlyvojo Bronzos Amžiaus Ekonomika Rytų Baltijos Regione: Naujo Modelio Link

Bronze Age Beginnings – a Scalar View from the Global Outskirts

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

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