GemsOfINDOLOGY
GemsOfINDOLOGY

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#Horsetory here is the chronology of horse in Indian history as per archaeological records
Horses has originated in Indian Subcontinent 5 crore years ago a study says
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nature.com
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Horse bones found in Hunsgi Baichbal valley's Acheulian sites, Karnataka pertaining to lower paleolithic period appx (2.580 ± 0.005 Ma and 0.773 ± 0.005 Ma)
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7000 years old 'Horse' Rockart
Pandavahara Gumpha in Khurda, Orissa
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#3
Traces of Horse bones from Surkotada dating 4kybp.
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Horse type figurines and sealings from Lothal and Harappa.
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Rockart paintings depicting horses
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Horse type object on Bullock cart driven by bald male from Lothal
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Kikkuli tablet is a Hurrian "horse trainer manual" ca.1345 bce
The instructions uses संस्कृत words like "एकावर्तना, पंचावर्तना, सत्तावर्तना, अश्वसानी"
It seems the instructor went from Indian Subcontinent who knew horses well.
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Man with Horse? on 5k-year Ladakh Rockart
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