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Equids and Wheeled Vehicles in the Ancient World: Essays in Memory of Mary A. Littauer
Peter Raulwing, Katheryn M. Linduff and Joost H. Crouwel
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The essays in this volume were originally presented at a symposium in honour of Mary Aiken Littauer, la grande dame de l'hippologie ancienne. The papers consider subjects and material of interest to her, including the chariot, harnessing and equipment, horse breeds and the advent of horsemanship across ancient Europe, Africa and Asia.The collection of these essays allows for comparisons that have not previously been possible in a single book. The volume also introduces the reader to a broad range of approaches, grounded in disciplines ranging from philology, archaeology, archaeozoology and art history to DNA research and experimental archaeology.Summarising past research as well as presenting much new information, the essays will be of interest to specialists and laypersons alike. The breadth and diversity of topics and areas represented honours the formative role that Mary Littauer has played in the research of the contributors.
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Front Cover
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Title Page
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Copyright
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Contents
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Preface
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Part I. Introduction
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1 Mary Aiken Littauer and Our Study of Ancient Horse-Drawn Vehicles
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2 Hommage to Mary Aiken Littauer (1912-2005)
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Part II. Equines and Wheeled Vehicles in the Near East
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3 Wheeled Vehicles and their Draught Animals in the Ancient Near East—an Update
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4 Some Notes on Pictograms Interpreted as Sledges and Wheeled Vehicles in the Archaic Texts from Uruk
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5 Equids in Mesopotamia—A Short Ride through Selected Textual Sources
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6 Harnessing the Chariot Horse
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7 That Strange Equid from Susa
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Part III. The Horse’s Arrival in North Africa and Arabia
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9 Northern Africa: Equestrian Penetration of the Sahara and the Sahel and its Impact on Adjacent Regions
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10 Napatan Horses and the Horse Cemetery at El–Kurru, Sudan
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11 Horses, Asses, Hybrids, and their Use as Revealed in the Ancient Rock Art of the Syro-Arabian Desert
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Part IV. The Horse in Ancient Asia
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12 The Heavenly Horses Visualized in Han China(220 BCE–220 CE)
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13 Emperor Tang Taizong’s Six Stone Horse Reliefs andSasanian Art
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Index
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Published: 2019
Publisher: BAR Publishing
- 9781407355375 (ebook)
- 9781407316437 (paperback)
BAR Number: S2923
- Egypt and Sudan
- Arabia
- East Asia
- Experimental Archaeology
- Craft working (general titles, bone, glass, textiles, etc.)
- Migration Period, Early Medieval and Medieval
- Archaeozoology / Bioarchaeology / Osteoarchaeology
- Levant / Near East
- Africa
- Rock-Art / Semiotics
- Bronze Age and Iron Age
- Epigraphy / Ancient and Medieval Texts / Papyri
- Art / Sculpture / Gems / Seals
- Roman
- Greece, Aegean, Crete and Black Sea
- Mesopotamia
- Numismatics
- Trade / Exchange / Travel / Economy
- Dress / Jewellery / Personal Ornament
- Prehistory (general titles only)
- Death / Burial / Cemeteries / Tombs
- Ritual / Religion / Temples
- Festschrifte / Presentation Volumes
- Multiperiod