Researchers have found the earliest direct evidence for horseback riding. The evidence comes from 5,000-year-old human skeletons in central Europe. The research study was published last week in the publication Science Advances. Horseback riding was a development that changed history. It was “the fastest a human could go before the railroads,” said David Anthony. He is a co-writer of the study and an archaeologist at New York’s Hartwick College. The researchers examined the bones of more than 200 ancient people in museum collections in Bulgaria, Poland, Romania, Hungary and the Czech Republic. The bones came from the period known as the Bronze Age between 3,000 and 5,000 years ago. The researchers looked for signs of “horse rider syndrome.” Martin Trautmann, another writer of the study, explained the condition. He said there are six markers that show whether a person rode an animal. They include wear marks on the hips, thigh bone and pelvis, said Trautmann, an anthropologist at the University of Helsinki in Finland. The researchers identified five humans who likely rode horses. They are estimated to have lived between 4,500 and 5,000 years ago. They belonged to a Bronze Age people called the Yamnaya.
Title: First Evidence of Horseback Riding Dates back 5,000 Years
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publication Science Advances.</span> <span data-start-time='22625' data-end-time='27396'>Horseback riding was a development that changed history. </span> <span data-start-time='27396' data-end-time='35542'>It was “the fastest a human could go before the railroads,” said David Anthony. </span> <span data-start-time='35542' data-end-time='44063'>He is a co-writer of the study and an archaeologist at New York’s Hartwick College.</span> <span data-start-time='44063' data-end-time='58729'>The researchers examined the bones of more than 200 ancient people in museum collections in Bulgaria, Poland, Romania, Hungary and the Czech Republic. </span> <span data-start-time='58729' data-end-time='68229'>The bones came from the period known as the Bronze Age between 3,000 and 5,000 years ago.</span> <span data-start-time='68229' data-end-time='74521'>The researchers looked for signs of “horse rider syndrome.”</span> <span data-start-time='74521' data-end-time='80938'>Martin Trautmann, another writer of the study, explained the condition. </span> <span data-start-time='80938' data-end-time='87688'>He said there are six markers that show whether a person rode an animal. </span> <span data-start-time='87688' data-end-time='100563'>They include wear marks on the hips, thigh bone and pelvis, said Trautmann, an anthropologist at the University of Helsinki in Finland.</span> <span data-start-time='100563' data-end-time='106708'>The researchers identified five humans who likely rode horses. </span> <span data-start-time='106708' data-end-time='114042'>They are estimated to have lived between 4,500 and 5,000 years ago. </span> <span data-start-time='114042' data-end-time='119333'>They belonged to a Bronze Age people called the Yamnaya.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' 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