First evidence for horseback riding dates back 5,000 years

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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.