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Jun 11, 2009 · This book documents the origins of horse domestication on the Pontic-Caspian steppes some 6,000 years ago and the consequent migration of equestrian tribes across Eurasia to the borders of sedentary states.
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- Pita Kelekna
- $32.99
- Cambridge University Press
A 2014 study compared DNA from ancient horse bones that predated domestication and compared them to DNA of modern horses, discovering 125 genes that correlated to domestication. Some were physical, affecting muscle and limb development, cardiac strength and balance.
May 19, 2022 · The genomic and paleontological evidence from the other candidate regions suggests horses may have been domesticated multiple times, at Botai and elsewhere, without leading to widespread...
Apr 8, 1997 · Horses have a shared history with man going back millennia to their domestication around 4000 B.C. Yet only in very recent years have scientists begun to turn the tools of modem science on this remarkable animal that has been so wrapped up in human dreams and legends.
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Jan 1, 2012 · Here, we present three independent lines of evidence demonstrating domestication in the Eneolithic Botai Culture of Kazakhstan, dating to about 3500 B.C.E. Metrical analysis of horse...
- Marsha Levine
2 days ago · 6 June 2024. The domestication of horses began on the Eurasian steppes. Lina Shatalova/iStockphoto/Ge tty Images. Ancient breeders dramatically shortened the natural generation times of horses ...
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The Domestic Horse, first published in 2005, brings together, for the first time, an unrivalled collection of international scientific authors to write on the latest findings concerning the...
