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Before Horses, Hybrid Donkeys Were Once Used For Battle
Umm el-Marra (in northern Syria) is a 4,500-year-old princely burial complex. Several equids have been found on the site, buried in their own installations. (Credit: Glenn Schwartz / John Hopkins University)History regales us with tales of mighty armies swooping into battle on large, armored steeds. But before warhorses, Sumerians in southern Mesopotamia may have used…
Lucky 15 Tips: Four horses to back on Wednesday 23rd February
Plenty of betting opportunities for horse racing fans to get stuck into today with afternoon jumping cards at Ludlow, Doncaster and Punchestown (Ire), while Newcastle (AW) and Kempton (AW) provide the fix for the all weather pundits. Bet £10 Get £50 In Bet Credits Visit Bet365 Min deposit requirement. Free Bets are paid as Bet…
Before horses, ass hybrids were bred for warfare
The 4,500-year-old iconography and texts from Mesopotamia show that the elite used equids for travel and warfare; however, the nature of these animals remained mysterious. In Science Advances (January 14, 2022) a team from the Institut Jacques Monod (CNRS/Université de Paris) used ancient DNA to show that these animals were the result of crossing domestic…