The four horses of an Iron Age apocalypse: war-horses from the third-century weapon sacrifice at Illerup Aadal (Denmark)

Dobat, Andres Siegfried; Price, T. Douglas; Kveiborg, Jacob; Ilkjær, Jørgen; Rowley‐Conwy, Peter

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“…Scandinavia, especially Denmark and southern and central Sweden and its islands are well covered thanks to numerous previous studies (e.g. Price et al 2011;Dobat et al 2014; see also Table 4). The majority of the eastern Baltics, however, lacks Sr isotopic baseline data almost completely, with the exception of some material from Poland (Price et al 2013;Gregoricka et al 2014).…”

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confidence: 85%

“…In the case of Finland there is a publication Table 4. Average 87 Sr/ 86 Sr and δ 18 O ratios in the Baltic Sea region (Bläuer et al 2013;Price et al 2013;forthcoming;Dobat et al 2014;Gregoricka et al 2014 with two measurements from the same cattle (Bos taurus) tooth from the western coast of the country yielding 87 Sr/ 86 Sr values of 0.7301 and 0.7304 and  18 O as -10.1 and -8.1‰ (Bläuer et al 2013). There is also some comparative material from Finnish geological measurements (Kaislaniemi 2011).…”

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Tracing Prehistoric Migration: Isotope Analysis of Bronze and Pre-Roman Iron Age Coastal Burials in Estonia

Oras¹,

Lang²,

Rannamäe³

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Estonian J. Archaeol.

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There have been various explanations in archaeological literature about whether the earliest Bronze Age stone-cist graves and the first Pre-Roman Iron Age tarand graves in Estonia were built by locals or non-locals. As to possible immigrations, the stone-cist graves have been often related to Scandinavian populations, whilst early tarand graves allegedly had roots in eastern directions. The oldest known examples of these cemetery types are at Jõelähtme and Muuksi for stone-cist graves, and at Ilmandu and Kunda for early tarand graves, in the coastal zone of northern Estonia. In order to test the migration hypothesis we carried out a bioarchaeological study, measuring and mapping local biologically available Sr and O isotope ratios and analysing stable isotope signals of altogether eight individuals from these early stone-cist and tarand graves. The study material was chosen on the basis of the oldest AMS dates of skeletons available so far, or according to the earliest burial constructions in the cemeteries. Based on the comparison of local biologically available Sr and O isotopic baseline results and the results obtained from the individuals, we can talk about migrants in the case of two persons from Kunda and perhaps one from Muuksi, whilst most of the individuals analysed are of local origin. Thus, the idea of Early Metal Period migrations to Estonia from the surrounding regions is supported to some extent. However, the discussion of these migrations might turn out to be surprisingly different from what is expected on the basis of material culture. We also emphasise the importance of further analysis, especially mapping isotopic baseline data in the eastern Baltics, in order to draw further conclusions about the directions and extent of prehistoric migration in this region.

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Tracing Prehistoric Migration: Isotope Analysis of Bronze and Pre-Roman Iron Age Coastal Burials in Estonia

Oras¹,

Lang²,

Rannamäe³

et al. 2016

Estonian J. Archaeol.

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“…Countless archaeological studies form the classic fields of research into hunting, warfare, animal domestication and breeding (e.g. Childe ([1928Childe ([ ]1954Gamble 1985;Pluskowski 2007;Jordan 2004;Dobat et al 2015;Overton & Taylor 2018), and how animals are used as food resources (Fjellström 2020) or as sacrifices (Kaliff & Oestigaard 2020). Animals also make themselves known in settlements, infields, outfields and other uses of the landscape (Pedersen & Widgren 2011;Costello 2020).…”

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Beyond Entanglement

Fredengren

2021

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This keynote discusses how human-animal relationships can be studied as entanglements to understand more of the situatedness of human and animal bodies and lives. It provides a selection of thinking tools from critical posthumanist feminism and new materialism which should prove useful for studying more-than-human worldmaking through archaeology. These tools can be used to study how humanity and animality are produced, how to recognise animal agentiality, and to highlight challenges on the way. Key issues are identified in concepts such as taxonomies, hybridity, othering and killability. Examples are drawn from recently published research on human-animal relations in archaeology on rock art, depositions, sacrifices, burial practices and more. The paper also tests how speculative methods can be a way of approaching more-than-human exposedness, situatedness and agentiality. It makes an argument that while it is important to study the entanglement of bodies as material-semiotic phenomena, it is of equal importance to also address questions on inequalities and injustices, and who carries the burden in particular situated entanglements and thereby move beyond the study of entanglement on its own.

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“…Many studies published in 2014 stress the ritual, spectacle, and symbolism of violence to elucidate its connections to historical manifestations of power, control, and consumption. Andres Dobat and colleagues () examine the sacrifice of warhorses following battle during the Iron Age and argue it was a dramatic spectacle that would have endured in social memory. Joris Coolen () maps the landscapes of gibbets and gallows in medieval Europe to convey connections between corporeal, symbolic, and structural violence.…”

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Archaeologies of the Past and in the Present in 2014: Materialities of Human History

Morehart

2015

AMERICAN ANTHROPOLOGIST

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Research from the past year demonstrates archaeologists' diverse contributions to the anthropological study of human experience and social relationships in time and space. I divide literature published from late 2013 to late 2014 into five themes. First, archaeological research on space focuses on the persistence and materiality of landscapes, the creation and dynamics of communities and cities, and the mobility and migration of people.Second, studies of climate change and environmental interaction stress that organizational relationships and their long-term legacies are fundamental to ecological sustainability. Third, archaeologists offer anthropology the ability to contextualize the causes and the manifestations of violence and conflict through longitudinal cases studies and material analysis. Fourth, work on objects, bodies, and identity emphasizes that social subjectivities are not only variable but are historically connected to material worlds. Finally, fifth, archaeologists engaged with the present offer critical understandings of heritage policies and promote an activism that seeks more ethical practices with descendent communities and within the discipline itself. Despite differences, the recent literature reveals archaeologists' contributions to these significant anthropological topics by studying long-term, historical legacies and the materiality of human relationships. [archaeology, anthropology, materiality, history, year in review] RESUMEN Investigación del año pasado demuestra contribuciones diversas de los arqueólogos al estudio antropológico de la experiencias humana y las relaciones sociales en tiempo y espacio. Divido la literatura publicada desde finales del 2013 a finales del 2014 en cinco temas. Primero, la investigación arqueológica sobre espacio se enfoca en la persistencia y materialidad de los paisajes, la creación y dinámica de comunidades y ciudades, y la movilidad y migración de personas. Segundo, estudios de cambio climático e interacción ambiental enfatizan que las relaciones organizacionales y sus legados de largo plazo son fundamentales para la sostenibilidad ecológica.Tercero, arqueólogos le ofrecen a la antropología la habilidad de contextualizar las causas y las manifestaciones de la violencia y el conflicto a través de estudios de caso longitudinales y análisis material. Cuarto, trabajos sobre objetos, cuerpos, e identidad enfatizan que las subjetividades sociales no son solamente variables, sino que están históricamente conectadas a los mundos materiales. Finalmente, quinto, arqueólogos comprometidos con el presente ofrecen entendimientos críticos de las políticas hereditarias y promueven un activismo que busca prácticas máséticas con comunidades de descendientes y dentro de la disciplina en sí misma. A pesar de las diferencias, la reciente literatura revela las contribuciones de los arqueólogos a estos temas antropológicos significativos al estudiar legados históricos de largo plazo y la materialidad de las relaciones humanas. [arqueología, antropología, materialidad, hi...

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The four horses of an Iron Age apocalypse: war-horses from the third-century weapon sacrifice at Illerup Aadal (Denmark)

Cited by 11 publications

References 8 publications

Tracing Prehistoric Migration: Isotope Analysis of Bronze and Pre-Roman Iron Age Coastal Burials in Estonia

Tracing Prehistoric Migration: Isotope Analysis of Bronze and Pre-Roman Iron Age Coastal Burials in Estonia

Beyond Entanglement

Archaeologies of the Past and in the Present in 2014: Materialities of Human History

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