Join us for a discussion about how archaeologists study horse use, riding, and chariotry!
About this Event
Join us for an informal conversation between Dr. Igor Chechushkov and Dr. Kate Kanne to explore how archaeologists study horses from the past. With exciting new finds from their research, the speakers will review current knowledge about early equestrianism across Eurasia in the 2nd millennium BC, and reveal how evidence of equestrianism is discovered through traces left on ancient horse teeth and bones, bits, and experimental archaeology. There will also be time for pre-submitted questions from attendees. We hope you’ll be able to join us!
Date and time:
Tuesday, April 13
Noon–1:30pm EDT/9:00am–10:30am PDT
To access the event, please register in advance at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-archaeology-of-early-equestrianism-tickets-149388760805. Registration is free.
Guest Co-Hosts:
Igor V. Chechushkov, PhD, is a Senior Researcher at the Eurasian Studies Research and Education Centre of South Ural State University in Russia. He is anthropological archeologist, studying Bronze Age Eurasia with research focused on understanding the role that the use of horses played in shaping early complex societies across the Eurasian Steppes from the Don River to Mongolia. Applied research methods vary from classic archaeological methods as artifact typology and seriation to archeozoology and experimental archeology, with recent publications in the Journal of Anthropological Archaeology and the Journal of Archaeological Science.
Katherine S. Kanne, PhD, is a Lecturer and Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Anthropology at Northwestern University. An anthropological archaeologist, she is engaged in investigating the origins and spread of equestrianism in the European Bronze Age, the development of mounted warfare, and their effects on the long-term trajectory of sociopolitical and anthropogenic change. Her methods integrate the bioarchaeology of people and horses with stable isotope analysis, the study of ancient bits, and the spatial analysis of human-horse interactions. She has forthcoming articles in Current Anthropology and in the edited volume, Historical Practices in Horsemanship and Equestrian Sports. She serves as an assistant editor for Cheiron: The International Journal of Equine and Equestrian History.
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