5,000 year-old-horse skull is evidence the horse was first domesticated in Kazakhstan

Studies show that the horse was first domesticated in Kazakhstan. This horse skull, discovered in the north byu professor Victor Zaibert in 1986, shows the wear of a bridle on the teeth. Carbon-14 testing puts it ace at 5,000 years. Thousands of additional articfacts found over a 15 year excavation period at Botai settlement site along the iman-Burluk river in the Atyrausky district further substantiate this fact. North Kazakhstan Regional Historical museum, Petropavl.

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Studies show that the horse was first domesticated in Kazakhstan. This horse skull, discovered in the north byu professor Victor Zaibert in 1986, shows the wear of a bridle on the teeth. Carbon-14 testing puts it ace at 5,000 years. Thousands of additional articfacts found over a 15 year excavation period at Botai settlement site along the iman-Burluk river in the Atyrausky district further substantiate this fact. North Kazakhstan Regional Historical museum, Petropavl.