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Horseback riding, asymmetry, and anthropogenic changes to the equine skull: evidence for mounted riding in Mongolia’s late Bronze Age (Appendix S1, Supplementary Appendix) (2017)

DOCUMENT Full-Text William Taylor. Tumurbaatar Tuvshinjargal.

A primary obstacle facing the study of early horse transport is the challenge of identifying ridden horses in the archaeological record. While changes to the equine skull and dentition may help identify animals that were bridled and heavily exerted, these features are typically insufficient to distinguish riding mounts from animals used to pull vehicles. This paper suggests that asymmetric deformations to the equine skull, found on domestic horses, may be useful for identifying ancient ridden...