The horse is an iconic symbol of the American West, but when and how domesticated horses first reached the region has long been a matter of historical.
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Native American people integrated horses into their communities much earlier than European colonial records suggest, according to an innovative study Thursday that combined archaeological and genetic analysis with Indigenous oral traditions.
New archaeological evidence conducted in tandem with local communities suggests the ‘introduction of Spanish-sourced domestic horses into Indigenous societies across the plains before the first half of the 17th century’