학술논문
Early dispersal of domestic horses into the Great Plains and northern Rockies
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
Taylor, William Timothy Treal; Librado, Pablo; Icu, Mila Hunska Tasunke; Gover, Carlton Shield Chief; Arterberry, Jimmy; Win, Anpetu Luta; Nujipi, Akil; Omniya, Tanka; Gonzalez, Mario; Means, Bill; Mazasu, Sam High Crane; Knife, Barbara Dull; Win, Wakinyala; Collin, Cruz Tecumseh; Ward, Chance; Pasqual, Theresa A.; Chauvey, Lorelei; Tonasso-Calviere, Laure; Schiavinato, Stephanie; Seguin-Orlando, Andaine; Fages, Antoine; Khan, Naveed; Sarkissian, Clio Der; Liu, Xuexue; Wagner, Stefanie; Leonard, Beth Ginondidoy; Manzano, Bruce L.; O'Malley, Nancy; Leonard, Jennifer A.; Bernaldez-Sanchez, Eloisa; Barrey, Eric; Charliquart, Lea; Robbe, Emilie; Denoblet, Thibault; Gregersen, Kristian; Vershinina, Alisa O.; Weinstock, Jaco; Sikanjic, Petra Rajic; Mashkour, Marjan; Shingiray, Irina; Aury, Jean-Marc; Perdereau, Aude; Alquraishi, Saleh; Alfarhan, Ahmed H.; Al-Rasheid, Khaled A.S.; Vukicevic, Tajana Trbojevic; Buric, Marcel; Sauer, Eberhard; Lucas, Mary; Brenner-Coltrain, Joan; Bozell, John R.; Thornhill, Cassidee A.; Monagle, Victoria; Perri, Angela; Newton, Cody; Hall, W. Eugene; Conver, Joshua L.; Roux, Petrus Le; Buckser, Sasha G.; Gabe, Caroline; Belardi, Juan Bautista; Barron-Ortiz, Christina I.; Hart, Isaac A.; Ryder, Christina; Sponheimer, Matthew; Shapiro, Beth; Southon, John; Hibbs, Joss; Faulkner, Charlotte; Outram, Alan; Rosa, Laura Patterson; Palermo, Katelyn; Sole, Marina; William, Alice; McCrory, Wayne; Lindgren, Gabriella; Brooks, Samantha; Eche, Camille; Donnadieu, Cecile; Bouchez, Olivier; Wincker, Patrick; Hodgins, Gregory; Trabert, Sarah; Bethke, Brandi; Roberts, Patrick; Jones, Emily Lena; Collin, Yvette Running Horse; Orlando, Ludovic
Source
Science. March 31, 2023, Vol. 379 Issue 6639, p1316, 8 p.
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
0036-8075
Abstract
The horse is central to many Indigenous cultures across the American Southwest and the Great Plains. However, when and how horses were first integrated into Indigenous lifeways remain contentious, with extant models derived largely from colonial records. We conducted an interdisciplinary study of an assemblage of historic archaeological horse remains, integrating genomic, isotopic, radiocarbon, and paleopathological evidence. Archaeological and modern North American horses show strong Iberian genetic affinities, with later influx from British sources, but no Viking proximity. Horses rapidly spread from the south into the northern Rockies and central plains by the first half of the 17th century CE, likely through Indigenous exchange networks. They were deeply integrated into Indigenous societies before the arrival of 18th-century European observers, as reflected in herd management, ceremonial practices, and culture.