Horses were likely the first “vehicle” humans used to travel faster and farther, but when exactly did we start riding them? Scientists at the University of Helsinki have now found archeological ...

Horseback riding was likely a common activity as early as 4,500 to 5,000 years ago, according to a provocative new study that looked at human skeletal remains for small signs of the physical stress ...

(CN) — Exactly when and where the horse was first domesticated remains, believe it or not, a hotly debated topic in anthropology. New research out of the University of Helsinki, published Friday in ...

Who were the earliest humans to look at horses and consider trying to ride them? Archaeologists are now one step closer to answering that question. A new analysis of 5,000-year-old human skeletal ...

The earliest evidence of horse riding has been found in 5000-year-old human skeletons from south-east Europe. The bones of nine men from graves in Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania show hallmarks of horse ...