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Horses in battlefield archaeology : Ethics, morality and care in horsekeeping in the Early Modern period

Year: 2025

Type: dissertation

Abstract: This text discusses and analyzes the horse´s role in battlefield archaeology and what kind of information new studies of cavalry could bring. The horse is unrepresented in the studies of battlefields, especially on Swedish ground. The discussion builds on archaeological, written and picture sources. Main keywords are horse-and-human relations, battlefields and early modern times. The archaeological material is of both Swedish descent and from abroad, including Belgian, American and German sources.

Source: KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology)

Author: Lefvedahl, Lovisa

Institution: Stockholm University

Language: English

Topic: Geographies of human-animal interactions

Subfield: Geography, Planning and Development

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7057283415

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