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The medieval inhabits of historic Wroclaw in Poland fashioned ice skates from the bones of horses, according to researchers, who have described the many uses made of the animals in the fortified settlement.
Wroclaw was one of the most important settlements in the Western Slavic region from the mid-10th century to the 12th/13th century.
At its centre was a multi-part fortified settlement located on Ostrów Tumski Island.
Some of the finds from the old island stronghold have been spectacular, from architectural monuments to elite products from various spheres of human endeavour.
However, there have also been many seemingly less interesting artefacts, among them a series of more than 100,000 animal remains.
Krzysztof Jaworski and his colleagues, writing in the open-access journal Animals, studied all traces of horse-based raw materials from the site. These included processed bones, hides and hair, as well as debris that may be associated with consumption.
www.horsetalk.co.nz
I'm pretty sure nothing would have gone to waste.
Wroclaw was one of the most important settlements in the Western Slavic region from the mid-10th century to the 12th/13th century.
At its centre was a multi-part fortified settlement located on Ostrów Tumski Island.
Some of the finds from the old island stronghold have been spectacular, from architectural monuments to elite products from various spheres of human endeavour.
However, there have also been many seemingly less interesting artefacts, among them a series of more than 100,000 animal remains.
Krzysztof Jaworski and his colleagues, writing in the open-access journal Animals, studied all traces of horse-based raw materials from the site. These included processed bones, hides and hair, as well as debris that may be associated with consumption.
Horse bones in demand for ice skates in medieval Poland, research shows - Horsetalk.co.nz
"Horses, unlike other domestic animals, usually lived to old age. However, after their death, there was no hesitation in using their remains."
www.horsetalk.co.nz
I'm pretty sure nothing would have gone to waste.
Trotski.....OTOH he was a Uke that simply couldn't find his way home. Them Rooskies wouldn't give him a compass. He walked so long he wound up in Mexico city and opened a pierogiria
