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PetsArentChildren t1_jb7ffnw wrote
Reply to comment by thebeandream in Humans Started Riding Horses 5,000 Years Ago, New Evidence Suggests by geoxol
The Assyrians and Chinese did develop horseback riding, but each had to invent/adopt new technology in order to do so: the former, the martingale collar, the latter, stirrups. Apparently riding a horse bareback into battle means you’re likely to fall off and get stabbed!
https://www.shorthistory.org/ancient-civilizations/ancient-egypt/the-horse-in-ancient-egypt/
PetsArentChildren t1_jb5nanw wrote
Reply to comment by matthewisonreddit in Humans Started Riding Horses 5,000 Years Ago, New Evidence Suggests by geoxol
Ancient horses were tiny compared to modern horses. More like ponies. Chariots work better with small horses because the chariot bears your weight and you can use multiple horses together.
PetsArentChildren t1_j69958g wrote
Reply to Near-whole ankylosaur remains found, complete with its jagged spikes, most of its limbs, armor coating, and some of its guts and stomach contents. The remains could be a key to understanding aspects of Early Cretaceous ecology, and shows how this species may have lived within its environment. by drewiepoodle
I thought most fossils were bones, shells, and rocks in the shapes of living tissue. What kind of fossils are the skin and guts here?
PetsArentChildren t1_jb93s22 wrote
Reply to comment by Peter_deT in Humans Started Riding Horses 5,000 Years Ago, New Evidence Suggests by geoxol
You’re right. I misunderstood my first source.
> After the creation of a special cavalry unit, the peoples of the ancient Near East and China made some innovations to the equine equipment in order to control their horses during fighting. The “martingale” collar was probably an innovation of the Near East, and stirrups were invented in ancient China.
On my first read, that sounded to me like these happened concurrently. Upon closer reading, the paper actually indicates China had cavalry 600 or more years before the stirrup. Thank you!