When the ancient horses rested, birds perched on their backs. Bugs latched onto their manes and stayed for the ride, carrying with them seeds that cross-fertilized the young landscape.

Archaeologists in Stuttgart, Germany, uncovered over 100 horse skeletons believed to have been part of a Roman cavalry unit. These remains are dated to the second century A.D.

What inspired early humans to first ride a horse? Rather than build a time machine to ask our ancestors, archaeologists are ...

(Xenophon) The ancient Assyrians were a people of extraordinary valor. Everywhere in the art preserved from these ancient times man is seen in heroic action. He battles with the soldiers of enemy ...

Other researchers go further. Given that ancient human species at times lived in cold climes, the ancient horse gene map raises the possibility of recovering even more ancient human DNA, suggests ...

Ancient migration between wild horse populations in America and Asia show how ecosystems adapt to survive cataclysmic change — strategies that modern forms of conservation may unintentionally ...

HELSINKI From a tiny fossil bone found in the frozen Yukon, scientists have deciphered the genetic code of an ancient horse about 700,000 years old — nearly 10 times older than any other animal ...

The dogs and horses found buried next to human skeletons may have been pets, or could have been buried for religious or other symbolic reasons.

Ancient ruins were once a site for gruesome animal sacrifices Burnt offerings, including lots of horses, fill a courtyard at Casas de Turuñuelo.