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Mysterious origin of domesticated horses 'turned upside down' by DNA analysis (2018)
'Our findings literally turn current population models of horse origins upside-down'
The horses which have long been considered ancestors of all modern domesticated steeds do in fact, belong to a totally different lineage, genetic analysis has revealed. "Our findings literally turn current population models of horse origins upside-down,” said Professor Ludovic Orlando, a molecular archaeologist at the French National Center for Scientific Research who led the study. The archaeological record provides plenty of evidence for the domestication of horses by the Botai people, who are thought to have consumed meat and milk from the animals.
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