IMC 2020: Sessions
Session 708: Borders and Boundaries in the Archaeology of the Medieval Horse
Tuesday 7 July 2020, 14.15-15.45
Organisers: | Timothy Dawson, Independent Scholar, Leeds Anastasija Ropa, Department of Management & Communication Science, Latvian Academy of Sport Education, Riga |
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Moderator/Chair: | Anastasija Ropa, Department of Management & Communication Science, Latvian Academy of Sport Education, Riga |
Paper 708-a | Warhorse: The Zooarchaeological View on the Role of Horses in European Medieval Warfare and Beyond (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - General, Archaeology - Sites, Military History |
Paper 708-b | How the Evidence from Archaeology Illuminates the Narrative of Horsepower in the Literature Covering the Two Yorkshire Battles of 1066 (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - Artefacts, Archaeology - Sites, Local History, Military History |
Paper 708-c | Horse Burial in Lombard Italy: Crossing Cultural and Afterlife Boundaries in Social Representation (Language: English) Index terms: Anthropology, Archaeology - Artefacts, Archaeology - General, Mentalities |
Paper 708-d | Les selles pour femmes au XIII° siècle (Language: Français) Index terms: Archaeology - Artefacts, Social History, Technology, Women's Studies |
Abstract | This session on horse history presents research into the archaelogy and zooarchaeology of the medieval horse using the thematic perspective of the border, or boundary. The speakers describe case studies of horse burials, depositions of horse-related objects and horse bones found on battlefields to question the narratives of cultural conflict and cultural transmission across borders, be they borders between countries or the metaphysical borders between life and death. The contributions cover different geographic areas of medieval Europe, including Italy and the British Isles. |