Publications by authors named "Yvette Running Horse Collin"
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- - Horses transformed human mobility, but the timeline of their domestication and integration as transport is debated, with new genetic data being used to clarify this history.
- - Analysis of 475 ancient horse genomes indicates that modern domestic horses were shaped by human intervention around 2200 BCE, after a domestication bottleneck began around 2700 BCE, leading to a significant expansion across Eurasia.
- - Evidence also suggests that there was early horse husbandry in central Asia at Botai around 3500 BCE, prior to the establishment of contemporary horse bloodlines, challenging the notion of large herds being linked to migrations around 3000 BCE.
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- Scientists studied the DNA of 430 horses from 73 breeds to learn about changes in horse genes over time.
- They looked at special horses, like Clydesdales and Thoroughbreds, to see how modern horses are related to famous historical horses.
- The research showed that some modern horses are more closely related to ancient horses, but there has also been a lot of inbreeding, which is when closely related horses breed together.
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- Horses played a crucial role in Indigenous cultures in the American Southwest and Great Plains, but the timeline and methods of their integration remain debated.
- A study analyzing historic horse remains combined genomic, isotopic, and other evidence, revealing strong genetic ties to Iberian horses, with later British influences.
- By the early 17th century, horses were widely adopted in Indigenous societies, impacting herd management, ceremonies, and cultural practices before European observers arrived in the 18th century.
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- Scientists study old animal bones to learn how people took care of animals a long time ago, but it’s hard because the bones are often broken and there aren’t clear signs of age.
- *Using a special method called DNA methylation clocks, researchers can figure out how old some ancient animals were when they died.
- *They also looked at DNA to understand if horses were castrated in the past, which helps reveal more about how people managed animals and their lives a long time ago.
