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On the Fringe: Sheepdogs and Their Status Within Bronze Age Ontologies in Scandinavia.

This contribution draws mainly on images of dogs, humans and sheep from Nordic Bronze Age rock art sources, but living arrangements within the household and depositional patterns of dog bones on settlements are also considered to extrapolate an understanding of the physical reality and ontological r...

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Published in:Current Swedish Archaeology / Svenska Arkeologiska Samfundet Vol. 28; pp. 99 - 121
Main Author: Oma, Kristin Armstrong
Format: Article
Published: Current Swedish Archaeology / Svenska Arkeologiska Samfundet 2020
Subjects:
Bronze Age
Dog behavior
Geological time scales
Bones
Sheep
Socialization
Reality television programs
Scandinavia
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:This contribution draws mainly on images of dogs, humans and sheep from Nordic Bronze Age rock art sources, but living arrangements within the household and depositional patterns of dog bones on settlements are also considered to extrapolate an understanding of the physical reality and ontological role of sheepdogs within the social aspects of the practice of herding. I use theories from the interdisciplinary field of human-animal studies to understand how socialisation, habituation and trust create a seamless choreography between human, dog and sheep.