The Yamnaya may have been the world’s earliest known horseback riders
Excavated human skeletons indicate that the Yamnaya rode horses around 5,000 years ago
Several skeletons from the ancient Yamnaya people, including the one shown here, bear signs that they may have ridden horses around 5,000 years ago, a new study suggests. That would make them the earliest known horseback riders.
Michał Podsiadło