Ancient pottery discovery unlocks earliest proof of horses in Bronze Age Sicily

Bronze Age Sicilians Had Horse Meat for Dinner, New Findings Reveal

Stone enclosure at the Polizzello site in Sicily. Credit: Davide Tanasi et al. / CC BY 4.0 Archaeologists have upended long-standing assumptions about prehistoric Sicily. A study led by Davide Tanasi, a professor at the University of South Florida, reveals that horses were present on the island much earlier than previously believed—and that horse meat was part of the local diet during the Bronze Age. Published in PLOS One, the research provides …

Horses Arrived in Sicily Earlier Than Previously Thought - Archaeology Magazine

Ceramic vessels from settlement at Polizzello Mountain, Sicily TAMPA, FLORIDA—According to a statement released by The University of South Florida (USF), a new study has upended previous assumptions about when horses first arrived on the island of Sicily. Until recently, archaeologists had thought that the animals were not present there until the early first millennium b.c. New research led by USF archaeological scientist Davide Tanasi indicates…

Ancient pottery discovery unlocks earliest proof of horses in Bronze Age Sicily

Scholars were wrong about prehistoric Sicily. Davide Tanasi, a professor at the University of South Florida, has new evidence that not only were horses present on the Mediterranean island earlier than previously thought, but that they also played an important role in the diets of early Bronze Age communities.

Archaeologists find earliest evidence of horses in ancient Sicily

For decades, historians believed horses did not reach Sicily until around the first millennium B.C. But new research has overturned that assumption, showing that horses were present on the island much earlier—and that they were an important part of local diets and rituals during the early Bronze Age. Davide Tanasi, a professor at the University […] The post Archaeologists find earliest evidence of horses in ancient Sicily appeared first on Knowr…