This week Anna and Amber told you we're going to the park, but really it's a trip to the v-e-t in an episode all about evidence for animal care and veterinary medicine in the archaeological record. Learn how archaeologists assess animal welfare from bone analysis, ancient Egyptian animal medicine, a snapshot of life on a medieval French farm, and more, including 2nd millennium BCE pro tips on how to get your horse absolutely jacked. Links * Prehistoric Puppy May Be Earliest Evidence of Pet-Human Bonding (National Geographic) [https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2018/02/ancient-pet-puppy-oberkassel-stone-age-dog/] * Excavating the history of ancient veterinary practices (Veterinary Record) [https://veterinaryrecord.bmj.com/content/176/22/564.full] * The Kikkuli Text. Hittite Training Instructions for Chariot Horses in the Second Half of the 2nd Millennium B.C. and Their Interdisciplinary Context (Peter Raulwing, via Academia.edu) [https://www.academia.edu/3039204/The_Kikkuli_Text._Hittite_Training_Instructions_for_Chariot_Horses_in_the_Second_Half_of_the_2nd_Millennium_B.C._and_Their_Interdisciplinary_Context] * Kikkuli (International Museum of the Horse) [http://imh.org/exhibits/online/legacy-of-the-horse/kikkuli-1345-bce/] * A Quick History of Veterinary History (Canidae) [https://www.canidae.com/blog/2014/11/a-quick-history-of-veterinary-medicine/] * Care or Neglect?: Evidence of Animal Disease in Archaeology * One and the same? An investigation into the connection between veterinary and medical practice in ancient Egypt (in Mummies, magic and medicine in ancient Egypt) [https://www.academia.edu/29410107/One_and_the_same_An_investigation_into_the_connection_between_veterinary_and_medical_practice_in_ancient_Egypt] * Lahun Veterinary Papyrus [https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-static/digitalegypt/med/healingpapyri.html] * Early Egyptians Revered Lowly Donkeys (New York Times) [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/25/science/25donkw.html] Contact * Email the Dirt Podcast Affiliates * Wildnote [http://www.wildnoteapp.com/] * Digital Marketing Course [hea.hop.clickbank.net/">http://2b57d328r930q16ked3cym-hea.hop.clickbank.net/] * TeePublic [https://www.teepublic.com/?ref_id=5724&ref_type=aff] * Timeular [https://timeular.com/ref/chriswebster/]