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Isotopic biographies reveal horse rearing and trading networks in medieval London

Published:2024-03-22 Issue:12 Volume:10 Page:
ISSN:2375-2548
Container-title:Science Advances
language:en
Short-container-title:Sci. Adv.

Author:

Pryor Alexander J. E.¹^ORCID,Ameen Carly¹^ORCID,Liddiard Robert²^ORCID,Baker Gary³^ORCID,Kanne Katherine S.¹⁴^ORCID,Milton J. Andy⁵^ORCID,Standish Christopher D.⁵^ORCID,Hambach Bastian⁵^ORCID,Orlando Ludovic⁶^ORCID,Chauvey Lorelei⁶^ORCID,Schiavinato Stephanie⁶^ORCID,Calvière-Tonasso Laure⁶^ORCID,Tressières Gaetan⁶^ORCID,Wagner Stefanie⁶^ORCID,Southon John⁷^ORCID,Shapiro Beth⁸^ORCID,Pipe Alan⁹^ORCID,Creighton Oliver H.¹,Outram Alan K.¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Archaeology and History, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK.

2. School of History, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.

3. Department of History, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.

4. School of Archaeology, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

5. School of Ocean and Earth Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.

6. Centre for Anthropobiology and Genomics of Toulouse, Faculté de Médecine Purpan, Toulouse, France.

7. Department of Earth System Science, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA.

8. Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA.

9. Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA.

Abstract

This paper reports a high-resolution isotopic study of medieval horse mobility, revealing their origins and in-life mobility both regionally and internationally. The animals were found in an unusual horse cemetery site found within the City of Westminster, London, England. Enamel strontium, oxygen, and carbon isotope analysis of 15 individuals provides information about likely place of birth, diet, and mobility during the first approximately 5 years of life. Results show that at least seven horses originated outside of Britain in relatively cold climates, potentially in Scandinavia or the Western Alps. Ancient DNA sexing data indicate no consistent sex-specific mobility patterning, although three of the five females came from exceptionally highly radiogenic regions. Another female with low mobility is suggested to be a sedentary broodmare. Our results provide direct and unprecedented evidence for a variety of horse movement and trading practices in the Middle Ages and highlight the importance of international trade in securing high-quality horses for medieval London elites.

Publisher

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Link

https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/sciadv.adj5782

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