Scientists have discovered that around 4,200 years ago, a specific lineage of horses rapidly became dominant across Eurasia. The discovery was made through the analysis of hundreds of ancient horse ...

Across human history, no single animal has had a deeper impact on human societies than the horse. But when and how people domesticated horses has been an ongoing scientific mystery. As they spread, ...

The world we live in was built on horseback. Many people today rarely encounter horses, but this is a recent development. Only a few decades ago domestic horses formed the fabric of societies around ...

Taking a second look at pottery fragments excavated back in 2005 has rewritten a chapter of Mediterranean history. A team from the University of South Florida (USF) found traces of horse meat in ...

A ninth-century tomb in modern-day Siberia revealed the remains of 18 horses and ties to the Scythian culture. Experts have long struggled to solidify the origins of the Scythians, thanks to their ...

Ancient migration between wild horse populations in America and Asia show how ecosystems adapt to survive cataclysmic change — strategies that modern forms of conservation may unintentionally hinder.

Kneeling in the chalky dirt of southern Germany, an archaeologist carefully dusted off yet another skeleton of yet another horse. What else would one expect in a massive ancient Roman cemetery for ...

Archaeologists excavated a construction site in Stuttgart and found an ancient Roman graveyard with over 100 military horses, officials said. Photo from the State Office for Monument Preservation in ...