الوسم: horses
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Medieval horses buried in London had far-flung origins
[ad_1] International trade may have helped medieval elites acquire the best horses for jousting tournaments PRISMA ARCHIVO / Alamy Horses owned by the elite in medieval England were probably imported from continental Europe, possibly travelling hundreds of kilometres, according to tooth analysis of horses unearthed at a cemetery in London. In the 1990s, commercial excavators…
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Dogs and horses buried with Iron Age people may have been beloved pets
[ad_1] Remains of a dog and a baby girl laid to rest at Seminario Vescovile near Verona, Italy Laffranchi et al. (CC-BY 4.0) Late Iron Age people in northern Italy were sometimes buried with their dogs or horses – possibly just because they loved them. Archaeologists have often suspected that the ancient, worldwide custom of…