Retracing the Aurochs: History, Morphology and Ecology of an Extinct Wild Ox by Cis Van Vurre
Posted in Archaeology on September 24, 2005 | No Comments »
‘The aurochs is fearless and large-horned’, according to a 9th century Anglo-Saxon rune verse from North Germany. Old Germanic legends, rune verses, language reconstruction, archaeological finds, medieval descriptions, genetic analyses and modern cattle make up the sources for an overall picture of the aurochs (Bos primigenius). As a wild animal, this impressive mammal lived in [...]
