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When were horses first domesticated?

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Horses were probably first domesticated by central Asian nomads in the 3d millennium BC Horses were recorded in Mesopotamia and China (c.2000 BC), Greece (c.1700 BC), Egypt (c.1600 BC), and India (c.1500 BC). Horses were domesticated in W Europe no later than 1000 BC ...

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