Horse Skulls and “Alder-Horse”: the Horse as a Depositional Sacrifice in Buildings
Volume 11 (2009): The Horse and Man in European Antiquity (Worldview, Burial Rites, and Military and Everyday Life), pp. 350–356
Pub. online: 30 August 2009
Type: Article
Open Access
Open Access
Received
25 January 2009
25 January 2009
Revised
9 March 2009
9 March 2009
Accepted
12 June 2009
12 June 2009
Published
30 August 2009
30 August 2009
Abstract
The article discusses the horse’s role as a building deposit in historical times. The focus is on Finland but a short overlook on the custom elsewhere in Europe (mainly Southern Scandinavia and the British Isles) is also given. The possible meanings attached to the horse in deposits are also presented.