First evidence for horseback riding dates back 5,000 years

First evidence for horseback riding dates back 5,000 years

WASHINGTON (AP) — Archaeologists have found the earliest direct evidence for horseback riding – an innovation that would transform history – in 5,000 year old human skeletons in central Europe. “When you get on a horse and ride it fast, it’s a thrill – I’m sure ancient humans felt the same way,” said David Anthony, a co-author of the study and Hartwick College archaeologist. “Horseback riding was the fastest a human could go before the railroads…

Earliest evidence of horseback riding found

WASHINGTON — Archaeologists have found the earliest direct evidence for horseback riding, an innovation that would transform history, in 5,000-year-old human skeletons in central Europe. Read more...

Horseback riding may have begun 5,000 years ago in Europe: study

Who were the first people to ride horses?Researchers believe they have found the earliest evidence of horseback riding, by the ancient Yamnaya people in Europe some 5,000 years ago.Their conclusions, based on an analysis of human skeletal remains found in Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania, were published on Friday in the journal Science Advances.Domestication of horses for milk is widely accepted to have begun around 3500 BC to 3000 BC, the study sa…

Humans Started Riding Horses 5,000 Years Ago, Finds Study

The researchers focused on human skeletons — which are more readily preserved than horse bones in burial sites and museums – and identified five likely riders who lived around 4,500 to 5,000 years ago.

First evidence for horseback riding dates back 5,000 years

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