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Weekly Jarlig #6 – Your fresh scoop of history and archaeology

Hey, history buffs!

Welcome to another edition of the Weekly Jarlig, your go-to source for the latest updates from history’s frontlines. Before we dive into the newsletter, I hope you had a chance to catch my exclusive post on the origins of long-distance horse riding.

In case you’ve missed the post, here are some of the key highlights:

• Why humans domesticated horses.

• Theories that propose an early date of horse-riding.

• Theories that hint at a later date for horse riding suggest that chariots spurred equestrianism rather than vice versa.

• When and why horse riding became widespread across Eurasia

• A detailed analysis of why the theory of horses being spread by the Yamnaya culture doesn’t hold up.

• Discussion on the latest genetic analyses that support the theories associated with equestrianism.

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