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The ZEPHYRUS project investigates the evolution and historical significance of Iberian horses from the Upper Palaeolithic to the present. By utilizing advanced genetic techniques and ancient DNA analysis, it aims to uncover the changes in physical traits and the impact of various civilizations on these horses.
Horses provided humans with the ability to travel well above their own speed and changed the way they made war.
As such, the domestication of the horse ~5,500 years ago, represents a historical turning point in human history.
Throughout the whole Upper Palaeolithic period and right into the Holocene, Iberia has always offered favorable climatic conditions for equine populations to thrive.
Much remains to be discovered on the horses that once roamed the region.
For instance, the true nature and d…
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS
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France, TOULOUSE
Type: University / higher education
Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
SME: No
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