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- The first introduction of the domestic horse to Ancient Egypt- and thereby to Africa- is usually cited at around 1600 BC, linked with the arrival in Egypt of the Hyksos, a group from the Levant who ruled much of Northern Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period.
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May 19, 2022 · Sifting through fossil bones and teeth, paleontologists have traced the ancestry of horses back roughly 50 million years to a dog-sized, hoofed animal called Hyracotherium — aka eohippus, the...
How and when horses became domesticated has been disputed. Although horses appeared in Paleolithic cave art as early as 30,000 BC, these were wild horses and were probably hunted for meat. The clearest evidence of early use of the horse as a means of transport is from chariot burials dated c. 2000 BC.
Oct 22, 2021 · Now, evidence from a new study using DNA analysis suggests horses were first domesticated 4,200 years ago in the steppes of the Black Sea region, part of modern-day Russia, before spreading...
May 10, 2015 · Adding to the complexity of the horse story in west and central Africa is the idea that the horses of this region – derived from north African, Barb-type animals – lived feral for a while and...
Horse - Domestication, Evolution, Breeds: While there is evidence that the domestication of horses took place by about 6,000 years ago in the steppelands north of the Black Sea, it is unknown if domestication was limited to a single location or occurred in multiple areas.
NameOriginHeight (hands)*AptitudeAkhal-TekeTurkmenistan14.2–16riding, racingAmerican Paint HorseU.S.15–16ridingU.S.14.2–16riding, racing, herdingU.S.15–16riding, light draftOct 20, 2021 · The cattle-herding region already had indirect archaeological evidence of horse domestication, but the new DNA research now shows that modern domestic horses can be traced to equines living here...
Oct 20, 2021 · Nature - Analysis of 273 ancient horse genomes reveals that modern domestic horses originated in the Western Eurasian steppes, especially the lower Volga-Don region.
