Hi Jessica,
I usually use a photograph of an Exmoor pony. I believe they are supposed to be closest to the original horses brought to Britain. Certainly, they are about the right size, and the colouration, mane and tail are also fairly primitive looking.
Best wishes
Dale
Dale Serjeantson
Archaeology
School of Humanities
University of Southampton
Southampton SO17 1BJ
UK
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Subject: [ZOOARCH] Reconstruction of horses
Hi all,
Our drawing office is currently having a go at reconstructing domestic animals for educational use… And they are a bit frustrated that I can’t tell them what a bronze age, an iron age, a roman etc. horse exactly looked like. Is there any literature on actually trying to reconstruct their shape in the different periods in Britain? I would normally not go there as I usually only find a few horse remains per excavation.
Any help greatly appreciated!
Jessica
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