Horse Domestication
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An analysis "The prehistoric origins of the domestic horse and horseback riding" by Markku Niskanen is presented. It is shown that the author did not take into account a number of factors that served as an obstacle to the emergence of... more
This paper presents the results of our study and analysis of Bronze Age cheekpieces across northern Eurasia (Volga-Urals, Don and Dnieper), Carpathian-Danube region, Southern Greece, and Western Asia. These items are an integral part of... more
A number of facts and systemic arguments allow us to conclude that that the Botai concept is inconsistent. Therefore, the use of the horse in Botai culture can reasonably be considered as a dead-end branch in the process of taming and... more
Donkeys transformed human history as essential beasts of burden for long-distance movement, especially across semi-arid and upland environments. They remain insufficiently studied despite globally expanding and providing key support to... more
A detailed commentary is given on the article "First bioanthropological evidence for Yamnaya horsemanship" by Martin Trautmann et al. It is shown that the authors' conclusions about the early appearance of horse riding in the Yamnaya... more
A recently found cattle-based mandibular thong-smoother, which was the only bone tool in the Baden culture burial of a 6-10-year-old child at the site of Balatonlelle-Rádpuszta-Romtemplom mellett (western Hungary), represents the... more
During the Early Bronze Age, populations of the western Eurasian steppe expanded across an immense area of northern Eurasia. Combined archaeological and genetic evidence supports widespread Early Bronze Age population movements out of the... more
During the Early Bronze Age, populations of the western Eurasian steppe expanded across an immense area of northern Eurasia. Combined archaeological and genetic evidence supports widespread Early Bronze Age population movements out of the... more
Bulletins et Mémoires de la Société d' Anthropologie de Paris Cet article fait suite à une communication invitée présentée lors des 1847 es journées de la Société d'Anthropologie de Paris dans le cadre de la session "Les relations entre... more
For over a decade there has been general, but not universal, consensus that the earliest known evidence for horse husbandry was at Eneolithic Botai, Kazakhstan, circa 3,500 BCE. Recent ancient genomic analyses, however, indicate that... more
During the Early Bronze Age, populations of the western Eurasian steppe expanded across an immense area of northern Eurasia. Combined archaeological and genetic evidence supports widespread Early Bronze Age population movements out of the... more
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During the Early Bronze Age, populations of the western Eurasian steppe expanded across an immense area of northern Eurasia. Combined archaeological and genetic evidence supports widespread Early Bronze Age population movements out of the... more
(see DA comment following) Here we pinpoint the Western Eurasian steppes, especially the lower Volga-Don region, as the homeland of modern domestic horses. Furthermore, we map the population changes accompanying domestication from 273... more
During the Early Bronze Age, populations of the western Eurasian steppe expanded across an immense area of northern Eurasia. Combined archaeological and genetic evidence supports widespread Early Bronze Age population movements out of the... more
Significance The domestication of the horse revolutionized warfare, trade, and the exchange of people and ideas. This at least 5,500-y-long process, which ultimately transformed wild horses into the hundreds of breeds living today, is... more
During the Early Bronze Age, populations of the western Eurasian steppe expanded across an immense area of northern Eurasia. Combined archaeological and genetic evidence supports widespread Early Bronze Age population movements out of the... more
Significance The domestication of the horse revolutionized warfare, trade, and the exchange of people and ideas. This at least 5,500-y-long process, which ultimately transformed wild horses into the hundreds of breeds living today, is... more