Horses altered the course of human history, says archaeologist William T. Taylor. He traces their origins and spread from the western Eurasian steppes and discusses their domestication, the invention of horse-drawn transportation, and the significant shift to mounted riding. Drawing on archaeozoology, Indigenous perspectives, ancient DNA, and other new research, Taylor highlights the discoveries that have placed the horse at the inception of globalization, trade, biological exchange, and social inequality.
Taylor is an assistant professor and curator of archaeology at the University of Colorado Boulder. His new book, Hoof Beats: How Horses Shaped Human History (University of California Press), is available for purchase.
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