Understanding early horse transport in eastern Eurasia through analysis of equine dentition

Antiquity ◽

10.15184/aqy.2021.146 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-17

Author(s):

William T.T. Taylor ◽

Jinping Cao ◽

Wenquan Fan ◽

Xiaolin Ma ◽

Yanfeng Hou ◽

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Keyword(s):

East Asia ◽

Bronze Age ◽

East Asian ◽

Late Bronze Age ◽

Horse Riding

Across Eurasia, horse transport transformed ancient societies. Although evidence for chariotry is well dated, the origins of horse riding are less clear. Techniques to distinguish chariotry from riding in archaeological samples rely on elements not typically recovered from many steppe contexts. Here, the authors examine horse remains of Mongolia's Deer Stone-Khirigsuur (DSK) Complex, comparing them with ancient and modern East Asian horses used for both types of transport. DSK horses demonstrate unique dentition damage that could result from steppe chariotry, but may also indicate riding with a shallow rein angle at a fast gait. A key role for chariots in Late Bronze Age Mongolia helps explain the trajectory of horse use in early East Asia.

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The Colonial Documentary Film in South and South-East Asia

10.3366/edinburgh/9781474407205.001.0001 ◽

2017 ◽

Keyword(s):

East Asia ◽

Subject Matter ◽

Documentary Film ◽

East Asian ◽

South East Asia ◽

Post Colonial ◽

Historical Perspectives ◽

The Third ◽

Wide Range ◽

Global Understanding

Writing from a wide range of historical perspectives, contributors to the anthology shed new light on historical, theoretical and empirical issues pertaining to the documentary film, in order to better comprehend the significant transformations of the form in colonial, late colonial and immediate post-colonial and postcolonial times in South and South-East Asia. In doing so, this anthology addresses an important gap in the global understanding of documentary discourses, practices, uses and styles. Based upon in-depth essays written by international authorities in the field and cutting-edge doctoral projects, this anthology is the first to encompass different periods, national contexts, subject matter and style in order to address important and also relatively little-known issues in colonial documentary film in the South and South-East Asian regions. This anthology is divided into three main thematic sections, each of which crosses national or geographical boundaries. The first section addresses issues of colonialism, late colonialism and independence. The second section looks at the use of the documentary film by missionaries and Christian evangelists, whilst the third explores the relation between documentary film, nationalism and representation.

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The Concept of Palestine: The Conception Of Palestine from the Late Bronze Age to the Modern Period

Journal of Holy Land and Palestine Studies ◽

10.3366/hlps.2016.0140 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 15 (2) ◽

pp. 143-202 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Nur Masalha

Keyword(s):

Bronze Age ◽

Old Testament ◽

Political Geography ◽

Classical Antiquity ◽

Late Bronze Age ◽

Collective Consciousness ◽

Ancient History ◽

Master Narratives ◽

The Bible ◽

School History

The Concept of Palestine is deeply rooted in the collective consciousness of the indigenous people of Palestine and the multicultural ancient past. The name Palestine is the most commonly used from the Late Bronze Age (from 1300 BCE) onwards. The name Palestine is evident in countless histories, inscriptions, maps and coins from antiquity, medieval and modern Palestine. From the Late Bronze Age onwards the names used for the region, such as Djahi, Retenu and Cana'an, all gave way to the name Palestine. Throughout Classical Antiquity the name Palestine remained the most common and during the Roman, Byzantine and Islamic periods the concept and political geography of Palestine acquired official administrative status. This article sets out to explain the historical origins of the concept of Palestine and the evolving political geography of the country. It will seek to demonstrate how the name ‘Palestine’ (rather than the term ‘Cana'an’) was most commonly and formally used in ancient history. It argues that the legend of the ‘Israelites’ conquest of Cana'an’ and other master narratives of the Bible evolved across many centuries; they are myth-narratives, not evidence-based accurate history. It further argues that academic and school history curricula should be based on historical facts/empirical evidence/archaeological discoveries – not on master narratives or Old Testament sacred-history and religio-ideological constructs.

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