The handful animal ghosts in the ancient world are often depicted not as friendly visitors but as mere tools for humans – and ...

But in order to get horses to a spot where it was actually comfortable enough to ride the beasts into battle, it took a hefty bit of work, scientists have found. By analysing ancient DNA samples ...

Was the Trojan Horse really a huge statue of a horse, or was it something else entirely? Researchers have differing ideas and ...

The Ancient Tea Horse Road played an instrumental role in fostering trade, cultural exchange, and economic growth across China and neighbouring regions. Though abandoned, it remains an iconic ...

Located in the ancient capital Xi’an ... Another study, led by Yue Li, revealed the emergence and adoption of horse riding in the region through an analysis of eight horse skeletons dated ...

The paper, by P. Librado at Natural History Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen, Denmark, and colleagues was titled, "Ancient genomic changes associated with domestication of the horse." ...

Divers in Florida’s Steinhatchee River stumbled upon hundreds of pristine fossils from an obscure Ice Age period, including giant armadillos, ancient horses and possibly a new species of tapir.