Mmmmm, Horse Milk? Equine Domestication Goes Back Farther Than Thought
Thursday, March 5, 2009 - 16:07
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Not only have horses been domesticated longer than we thought but they were also milked, says an article in Science. The researchers have traced the origins of horse domestication back to the Botai Culture of Kazakhstan circa 5,500 years ago, about 1,000 years earlier than thought and about 2,000 years earlier than domestic horses are known to have been in Europe. Their findings strongly suggest that horses were originally domesticated, not just for riding, but also to provide food, including milk. read more
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