9/1/2023 0 Comments Chariots of war trainer![]() Some of the earliest evidence of this in Mesopotamia comes from the visual material – plaques, inlays, seals, sealings and the famous Standard of Ur. The most striking way that animals occur in war is as part of battle. What follows is a small window into how war affected human as well as nonhuman animals in ancient Mesopotamia.Īnimals fighting and dying alongside humans in war Death, abandonment, injury, displacement, loss of home, family and friends are some of the things faced by victims of war, both human and animal. The devastation to human lives and the countries where war takes place can hardly be overstated. ![]() With over 10 years of war and unrest in Syria, and now a new war in Ukraine, this seems a good time to pick up on this topic and look at the role of and impact on animals. It is difficult to put words on the tragedies of war – the loss of lives, the displacement, the violence and the many years of trauma that follow. I do so with the serious but important topic of war. After a long time focussing on a new job, a new country, and developing other parts of the website, it is finally time for another blog entry.
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