Anglo Saxon grave yields woman buried with cow
Anglo Saxon warriors have been found buried with horses, but woman and cow a first.
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Genetic sleuths unravel historic Derby mystery
Research reveals the true 1880 Epsom Derby winner, and solves other equine mysteries.
Read moreRare horse breed proves crucial to delicate ecosystem
Rare breed once at the centre of Nazi experiments recognized for wetland restoration.
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Discovery at al-Magar
Ancient equine discoveries at al-Magar provide crucial insights into horse domestication.
Read moreMystery around horse domestication solved
Genetic research helps explain the large number of female lineages in the domesticated horse.
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Ancient horse skeleton offers glimpse into Tibetan past
The near complete skeleton provides insight into life 4.6 million years ago.
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Diversity crucial in mammals surviving extinction events – study
Diversity helped mammals, including horses, avoid extinction.
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British Museum to mount horse exhibition
Rarely seen treasures from the Queen’s collection will be on show.
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From horse power to horsepower
The urban horse brought many problems in its heyday – pollution, noise and traffic mayhem.
Read moreAncient horse-riding nomads weren’t just bandits – report
Eurasian nomads played a key role in developing states and empires, a researcher suggests.
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Archaeologists discover earliest known metal bit
The earliest known metal equestrian bit has been unearthed by archaeologists in Israel.
Read moreEvidence for horse domestication: the picture gets clearer
Scientists have in recent years unearthed startling evidence on the early domestication of the horse
Read moreDiscovery points to roots of arabian breed
Discoveries from the remains of a 9000-year-old Saudi civilisation may point to the Arabian’s origins.
Read moreHorse domestication pushed back to 9000 years ago
Evidence has been found that pushes back horse domestication by another 3500 years.
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New evidence rewrites time for American horse extinction
Researchers who removed ancient DNA of horses and mammoths from permanently frozen soil in central Alaskan permafrost dated the material at between 7600 and 10,500 years old.
Read morePicasso horse doodle passed in at auction
Doodle drawn on a page ripped out of a 1959 book of photographs of Picasso.
Read moreIdaho’s extinct Hagerman horse to ride again
US shipping company U-Haul is featuring the extinct Hagerman Horse on 1800 of its new 26-foot moving vans. The Hagerman
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Boy’s find fills gap in horse evolution
A startling discovery by a young Californian boy has helped fill a key gap in the evolution of the horse.
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