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The donkey in human history : an archaeological perspective /

Donkeys carried Christ into Jerusalem while in Greek myth they transported Hephaistos up to Mount Olympos and Dionysos into battle against the Giants. They were probably the first animals that people ever rode, as well as the first used on a large-scale as beasts of burden. Associated with kingship...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mitchell, Peter, 1962- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Donkeys > History.
Mules > History.
Human-animal relationships.
Mammal remains (Archaeology)
Mulets > Histoire.
Relations homme-animal.
Restes de mammifères (Archéologie)
Donkeys
Human-animal relationships
Mules
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Why donkeys?
  • Origins
  • Along and beyond the Nile
  • The ancient Near East
  • The classical world
  • The triumph of the mule
  • New worlds for the donkey
  • The donkey's tale.