Horse herder catching one of his horses with a lasso on the Khomiin Tal plaeau, Mongolia, May 2014. Scientists analyzed ancient horse genomes to calculate dates for the domestication of the modern horse -- 4,200 years ago, according to new research published Thursday, June 6, 2024, in the journal Nature. (Ludovic Orlando/Centre for Anthropobiology and Genomics of Toulouse, CAGT via AP)
A herder tracks a horse on an open plain in Inner Mongolia, China, July 2019. Scientists analyzed ancient horse genomes to calculate dates for the domestication of the modern horse -- 4,200 years ago, according to new research published Thursday, June 6, 2024, in the journal Nature. (Ludovic Orlando/Centre for Anthropobiology and Genomics of Toulouse, CAGT via AP)
Herders guide horses on an open plain in Inner Mongolia, China, July 2019. Scientists analyzed ancient horse genomes to calculate dates for the domestication of the modern horse -- 4,200 years ago, according to new research published Thursday, June 6, 2024, in the journal Nature. (Ludovic Orlando/Centre for Anthropobiology and Genomics of Toulouse, CAGT via AP)
Horse and mule trains carrying heavy loads across the Peruvian Andes, in the Salkantay mountains region, August 2024. Scientists analyzed ancient horse genomes to calculate dates for the domestication of the modern horse -- 4,200 years ago, according to new research published Thursday, June 6, 2024, in the journal Nature. (Ludovic Orlando/Centre for Anthropobiology and Genomics of Toulouse, CAGT via AP)
A herder sits with his horse on an open plain in Inner Mongolia, China, July 2019. Scientists analyzed ancient horse genomes to calculate dates for the domestication of the modern horse -- 4,200 years ago, according to new research published Thursday, June 6, 2024, in the journal Nature. (Ludovic Orlando/Centre for Anthropobiology and Genomics of Toulouse, CAGT via AP)
Herders guide horses on an open plain in Inner Mongolia, China, July 2019. Scientists analyzed ancient horse genomes to calculate dates for the domestication of the modern horse -- 4,200 years ago, according to new research published Thursday, June 6, 2024, in the journal Nature. (Ludovic Orlando/Centre for Anthropobiology and Genomics of Toulouse, CAGT via AP)