Dramatic genetic findings reshape history of horse domestication
Credible evidence for horse domestication goes back 5500 years, but genetic testing reveals a remarkable twist to the story.
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Credible evidence for horse domestication goes back 5500 years, but genetic testing reveals a remarkable twist to the story.
Read moreIron Age Scythian breeders wanted a robust horse with good forelimbs, and a good udder on the mares.
Read more“Blackie’s close association with his master reflects the strong bonds shared between thousands of soldiers and their horses on the western front.”
Read more“The site offers important new evidence for the evolution of Arabian rock art.”
Read more“These findings show that today’s horse is not truly monodactyl (single-toed)”,
Read moreAnimals were used by all sides, often press-ganged into service; they had no malice and worked tirelessly alongside their master no matter what nation they served.
Read moreMany questions remain around the earliest examples of horse domestication.
Read moreThe 2300-year-old sculpture from the Iberian peninsula appears to depict tack, including a riding blanket.
Read moreScientists saw disparities in wealth increase with the rise of agriculture, specifically the domestication of plants and large animals.
Read moreThe puzzling stilt-legged North American horse proved to be an evolutionary dead end.
Read moreThese days most grazing herbivores wild or domestic have lobbies based-upon an economic foundation.
Read moreThe little known story of the unlikely friendship of two famous figures of the American West – Buffalo Bill Cody and Sitting Bull – told through their time in Cody’s Wild West show in the 1880s.
Read moreTheir westward migration brought innovations such as the wagon, dairy production – and the word “horse”.
Read moreMost people who enter into the debate on the causes of the degradation of range-land and riparian areas have some gaps in their understanding as to the evolutionary origins and differences between wild horses and cattle.
Read moreTales of formidable shieldmaidens such as Lagertha, from Vikings, could well be true.
Read moreWork based on examination of cheek teeth and analysis of mitochondrial DNA.
Read moreRecovery of ancient DNA allowed researchers to map its relationships and place Macrauchenia patachonica within a group that includes horses, rhinos, and tapirs.
Read moreNot since 1965 has a rider from Poland stood atop the European Eventing Championships podium. The 33rd renewal of the event is being hosted in Strzegom later this month.
Read moreImages believed to date from either the Paleolithic or Neolithic era.
Read more“Horse populations mostly replaced each other during and after the Last Glacial Maximum, and only little continuity is observable.”
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