Scientists have traced the origin of the modern horse to a lineage that emerged 4,200 years ago

[stopdiggin]

1. thanks so much.

there's a certain amount of misinformation currently in play - about the origins of the modern horse and domestication.

The DNA evidence kind of gives a solid answer on the modern horse lineage. I suspect the 'domestication' argument will probably carry on for a while.

In any event, this is pretty solid stuff - and in need!

- snip - This expansion marked the rise of widespread horse-based mobility in human history, which refutes the commonly-held narrative of large horse herds accompanying the massive migration of steppe peoples across Europe ~3,000 BCE and earlier3,5. Finally, we detect significantly shortened generation times at Botai ~3,500 BCE, a settlement from Central Asia associated with corrals and a subsistence economy centered on horses6,7. This supports local horse husbandry before the rise of modern domestic bloodlines.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07597-5