Equids in the Ancient World

1986 History

Author : Richard H. Meadow
Release : 1986
Genre : History
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Download or read book Equids in the Ancient World written by Richard H. Meadow. This book was released on 1986. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Papers presented at the Symposium on the Upper Pleistocene and Holocene Distribution and Discrimination of Equids in the Palearctic Region with Special Emphasis on the Middle East, which was sponsored by the Institut f'ur Urgeschichte of the University of T'ubingen, and held April 28-May 2, 1982.

Equids in the Ancient World

1986 Animal remains (Archaeology)

Author : Richard H. Meadow
Release : 1986
Genre : Animal remains (Archaeology)
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The Horse in the Ancient World

2016-07-29 History

Author : Carolyn Willekes
Release : 2016-07-29
Genre : History
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Download or read book The Horse in the Ancient World written by Carolyn Willekes. This book was released on 2016-07-29. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The domestication of the horse in the fourth millennium BC altered the course of mankind's future. Formerly a source only of meat, horses now became the prime mode of fast transport as well as a versatile weapon of war. Carolyn Willekes traces the early history of the horse through a combination of equine iconography, literary representations, fieldwork and archaeological theory. She explores the ways in which horses were used in the ancient world, whether in regular cavalry formations, harnessed to chariots, as a means of reconnaissance, in swift and deadly skirmishing (such as by Scythian archers) or as the key mode of mobility. Establishing a regional typology of ancient horses - Mediterranean, Central Asian and Near Eastern - the author discerns within these categories several distinct sub-types. Explaining how the physical characteristics of each type influenced its use on the battlefield - through grand strategy, singular tactics and general deployment - she focuses on Egypt, Persia and the Hittites, as well as Greece and Rome. This is the most comprehensive treatment yet written of the horse in antiquity.

Wild Equids

2016-06-01 Science

Author : Jason I. Ransom
Release : 2016-06-01
Genre : Science
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Download or read book Wild Equids written by Jason I. Ransom. This book was released on 2016-06-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first expert synthesis of the diverse studies conducted on wild equids worldwide. Wild horses, zebras, asses, and feral equines exhibit intriguing and complex social structures that captivate the human imagination and elicit a wide range of emotions that influence conservation and management efforts. This book, spearheaded by Jason I. Ransom and Petra Kaczensky, brings together the world's leading experts on equid ecology, management, and conservation to provide a synthesis of what is known about these iconic species and what needs to be done to prevent losing some of them altogether. The most comprehensive conservation book on wild equids in decades, this title will enlighten not only equid researchers, but also mammalogists, conservationists, and equine professionals. Readers will find new insight into the lives of the world's horses, zebras, and asses, understand the basis of our relationships with these animals, and develop a greater understanding of where equids come from and why they are worth conserving. Included in this book are detailed, state-of-the-science syntheses on Social structure, behavior, and cognition Habitat and diet Ecological niches Population dynamics Roles of humans in horse distribution through time Human dimensions and the meaning of wild Management of free-roaming horses Captive breeding of wild equids Conservation of wild equids Conservation of migrations Reintroductions Genetics and paleogenetics

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