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But it was the Sintashta who spread the particular horses they had domesticated across Eurasia, the new study suggests.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2024

There is some evidence that they had domesticated goat, sheep, and cattle as early as the third century.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

And they had domesticated animals, and domesticated animals could reproduce in three months.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 7, 2019

They said earlier evidence had suggested these particular ancient humans had domesticated dogs before they began keeping cattle.

From New York Times • Nov. 20, 2017

Ancient foragers, who had domesticated only dogs, were free of these scourges.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari