The adoption of horse riding is seen as one of the key developments of history, as it helped people to herd livestock, promoted trade and migration, and eventually transformed warfare.
The team assessed all the skeletons for six such hallmarks. Five individuals showed the strongest evidence for horse riding, having five or more of the signs. Another four skeletons showed four of the signs. All nine were male, dating from 4500 to 5000 years ago.at the University of Colorado Boulder says other kinds of evidence of riding, such as remains of bridles, don’t show up in the archaeological record from this region until about 1000 years later.
The patterns of wear on the bones aren’t conclusive proof of horse riding, as they could have been caused by other activities, such as riding in a cart pulled by cattle, he says. “We don’t have the kind of data I would like to see to let human skeletons track horse riding versus other activities.”
When spreading out is the first rite of passage of our species, horses come in handy af
fascinating. As a regular horse rider and trainer, now I wonder what I've done to my own skeleton.
Doesn't mention it in the article but changes in the shape of the acetabulum from femoral head orientation and pressure are v useful indicators of riding.
1st man to train and ride a horse, the 1st son of Prophet Ibrahim,Ishmael,about 4500 years ago,
Amazing! And speaking of horse riding, did you know the Saratoga Race Course is the oldest sports venue of any kind in America? It’s true 👇🏼
* possible signs
軍事利用としては紀元前数世紀程度ですが、騎馬そのものは大きく遡るんですね😆
fakehistoryhunt This is empirical evidence of riding. However, I’ve read elsewhere that equine DNA dates domestication to as much as 1000 years earlier.
'earliest signs ' is misleading. they could have been using horses 10...20...30 thousand + years ago. but uh...cool