From wild horses to domestic horses: A European perspective

World Archaeology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 135-157

  Bendrey, Robin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

domestic horse; domestication; Europe; husbandry; prehistory; Wild horse

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARCHAEOLOGY; BRONZE AGE; DOMESTICATION; HORSE; PALEOLITHIC; PREHISTORIC; STEPPE;

EUROPE;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 84858140200     PISSN: 00438243     EISSN: 14701375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00438243.2012.647571     Document Type: Review

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