Horse from Middle Ages melts from glacier
The remains of a in all likelihood packhorse dating dorsum nearly K years bring emerged from a melting glacier inwards Norway.
The notice has excited archaeologists amongst the Oppland Fylkeskommune (the Oppland County Council).
The remains emerged from a melting glacier betwixt Lom in addition to Skjåk at an height of nigh 2000 metres.
Even Equus caballus manure has emerged from the ice.
Oppland County archeologist Lars Pilo told Norwegian tidings site Nrk.no that it was a pocket-size horse, in addition to may bring died from a broken leg patch crossing the stone oil terrain.
Archaeologists likewise establish horseshoes dating dorsum 800-900 years in addition to manure nigh K years old, pointing to the purpose of the full general expanse every bit a high-alpine route.
TheLocal.no reports that the Equus caballus may bring been used for carry in addition to could good bring been killed on the location afterward breaking its leg.
Danish-born Pilø, who heads snowfall archæology for the Oppland council, said the Equus caballus was establish concluding calendar month only about the Lendbreen glacier, close Lillehammer, which he suspects was used for hunting in addition to every bit a shortcut over the mountains during the catamenia the Equus caballus died.
He suggests the Equus caballus may bring been used to comport reindeer carcasses dorsum off the mountains to the villages below.
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