Aiding and A-vetting: The Archaeology of Animal Care - The Dirt 71

This week Anna and Amber told you we’re going to the park, but really it’s a trip to the v-e-t in an episode all about evidence for animal care and veterinary medicine in the archaeological record. Learn how archaeologists assess animal welfare from bone analysis, ancient Egyptian animal medicine, a snapshot of life on a medieval French farm, and more, including 2nd millennium BCE pro tips on how to get your horse absolutely jacked.

Links

• Prehistoric Puppy May Be Earliest Evidence of Pet-Human Bonding (National Geographic)

• Excavating the history of ancient veterinary practices (Veterinary Record)

• The Kikkuli Text. Hittite Training Instructions for Chariot Horses in the Second Half of the 2nd Millennium B.C. and Their Interdisciplinary Context (Peter Raulwing, via Academia.edu)

• Kikkuli (International Museum of the Horse)

• A Quick History of Veterinary History (Canidae)

• Care or Neglect?: Evidence of Animal Disease in Archaeology

• One and the same? An investigation into the connection between veterinary and medical practice in ancient Egypt (in Mummies, magic and medicine in ancient Egypt)

• Lahun Veterinary Papyrus

• Early Egyptians Revered Lowly Donkeys (New York Times)

Lahun Veterinary Papyrus

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