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The First Traces of Horseback Riders Were "Eastern Cowboys"

Deterioration of human remains reveals they were riding horses as far back as 5000 years ago.

Mar 15, 2023
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People from the steppes of modern-day Russia and Ukraine quickly spread over Eurasia about 5,300 years ago. These "Yamnaya" left a genetic legacy on people from central Europe to the Caspian Sea within a few decades. Due to their livestock herding and highly mobile lifestyle, archaeologists now refer to them as "eastern cowboys.” But evidence of horseba…

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