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PussyStapler t1_jb4xz61 wrote

TLDR: scientists used to think Humans started riding horses 4000 years ago, based on art depictions. Then they found some skeletons with changes to suggest they rode horses.

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lobsterbash t1_jb5wkfm wrote

Horse domestication must have gone hand-in-hand with the spread of proto-indo-european language (and related culture), so this is a significant discovery.

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Worsaae t1_jbdrvsi wrote

Absolutely. The Yamnaya expansion happened insanely fast. That kind of speed migration and expansion was probably only possible if you had a fast vehicle like a horse. Either to drag your chariots or for you to ride.

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