Sökning: "sacrificed horses"

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  1. 1. Våld och vatten : Våtmarkskult vid Skedemosse under järnåldern

    Författare :Anne Monikander; Ingmar Jansson; Anne Carlie; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Öland; Iron Age; wetland sacrifice; weapon sacrifice; animal sacrifice; horses; rituals; bog bodies; human sacrifice; Archaeology; Arkeologi; arkeologi; Archaeology;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis examines the wetland sacrifices that were performed in Northern Europe in the Iron Age. Skedemosse on central Öland is the largest wetland sacrifice in Sweden and was the site of a cult which sacrificed animals and humans. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Working Animals and Skeletal Lesions : Paleopathology of Cattle and Horse in Iron Age and Medieval Öland, Sweden

    Författare :Ylva Telldahl; Jan Storå; László Bartosiewicz; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Skeletal lesions; draught use of cattle; sacrificed horses; Iron Age; Middle Ages; Eketorp ringfort; Skedemosse wetland; Öland; sweden; osteoarkeologi; Osteoarchaeology;

    Sammanfattning : Central to this thesis is the relationship between animal husbandry practices and the associated pathological conditions. Since bone elements from the extremities are subjected to abnormal load when animals are put to hard work this research aims to go further and interpret the prevalence of varying lesions and their connection with animal husbandry by using methods such as osteometric analysis, conventional radiograpic and bone mineral study, as well as incorporated molecular analysis. LÄS MER