| Title |
Hunting dogs and hunting with dogs in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania during the 13th to 17th centuries AD |
| Authors |
Piličiauskienė, Giedrė ; Blaževičius, Povilas ; Micelicaitė, Viktorija ; Skipitytė, Raminta |
| DOI |
10.11588/propylaeum.1690.c24840 |
| ISBN |
9783969294802 |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Beast and human. Case studies for Northern Europe from Prehistoric to Early Modern Times.. Mainz : Leibniz-Zentrum für Archäologie (LEIZA), 2025. p. 73-92.. ISBN 9783969294802 |
| Keywords [eng] |
dogs ; Lithuania ; hunting ; Vilnius Lower Castle ; medieval ; Early Modern Period ; zooarchaeology |
| Abstract [eng] |
In recent years, interdisciplinary studies of dog remains from the late Middle Ages (13th to 15th centuries) and the early Modern Period (16th to 17th centuries) found in Lithuania have provided data on the morphology, health and diet of these animals. A particularly rich collection of dog remains (NISP 590) was gathered at Vilnius Lower Castle, and the status of this site allows us to relate the dogs found to the elite of the periods discussed. Accord- ing to historical records, the function of most elite dogs was hunting, and remains found in elite residences are likely to belong to canines used for this purpose. Here we will discuss details of the care, diet and use of hunting dogs in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, characterise the size and morphotype of 13th to 17th century dogs found at several sites and try to find some similarities between the archaeological evidence and the elite hunting dogs described in historical records. |
| Published |
Mainz : Leibniz-Zentrum für Archäologie (LEIZA), 2025 |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2025 |
| CC license |
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