Equipment for Horses from the Period IVB Level (ca. 1000-800 BCE) at Tepe Hasanlu, Iran

The Hasanlu Project has excavated the complete corpus of equipment for horses in the Iron II level at Hasanlu Tepe, Iran, providing new information about equipment and usage not otherwise available. The equipment is varied, extensive, and in a context sealed as buildings collapsed during a violent surprise attack and resulting fire. It is remarkable in the quantity recovered, its variety and richness, the functional types that could be identified, and the amount that could be reconstructed. Its life context gives new information about equipment and usage not otherwise available and allows suggestions for the layered importance of the horse as evidenced by the equipment. No other book presents equipment for horses in a similar context and quantity, and the preservation at Hasanlu is unique for this part of the Near East in this time period. The equipment also provides new insight into space use in Hasanlu, one of the most important Iron Age sites in northwest Iran, yielding information about building use and reuse, some as stables. These and architectural alterations provide unique information regarding changes to the town over time, some of which most likely reflect changes in the dynamics of the region.

Format: Hardback
Length: 372 pages
Publication date: 02 July 2024
Publisher: University Museum Publications

The Hasanlu Project in Iran has uncovered the most comprehensive collection of horse equipment from the Iron II level at Hasanlu Tepe. This equipment is diverse, extensive, and provides valuable insights into the usage and importance of horses during this period. The quantity recovered, variety, richness, functional types, and reconstruction possibilities are remarkable. The context in which the equipment was found, with buildings collapsed and a fire that destroyed the town, adds to its significance. The equipment offers new information about equipment and usage that was not previously available, allowing for suggestions about the layered importance of the horse in society. No other book presents such a comprehensive collection of horse equipment from a similar context and quantity, making the preservation at Hasanlu unique for this part of the Near East in this time period. The equipment also provides new insight into space use in Hasanlu, one of the most important Iron Age sites in northwest Iran. Find-spots yield information about building use and reuse, some as stables, and architectural alterations provide unique information regarding changes to the town over time, some of which likely reflect changes in the dynamics of the region.

Weight: 1488g
Dimension: 290 x 222 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781949057232