The Domestication of the Horse in the Botai Culture

3700 BCE · Kuzey Kazakistan (Botai bölgesi) · invention

At the Botai excavation sites in northern Kazakhstan, residues of mare's milk dated to 3700–3100 BCE (fatty-acid analysis) and bit wear were identified; this is the earliest evidence in the archaeological record that the horse was domesticated as a riding and dairy animal (Science 2009).

The Botai people managed horse herds, produced kumis from mare's milk and in all likelihood travelled on horseback.

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What was The Domestication of the Horse in the Botai Culture?
At the Botai excavation sites in northern Kazakhstan, residues of mare's milk dated to 3700–3100 BCE (fatty-acid analysis) and bit wear were identified; this is the earliest evidence in the archaeological record that the horse was domesticated as a riding and dairy animal (Science 2009).
When did The Domestication of the Horse in the Botai Culture happen?
3700 BCE
Where did The Domestication of the Horse in the Botai Culture take place?
Kuzey Kazakistan (Botai bölgesi)