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> Horses and dogs have been used on war for about as long as humans have been fighting Domestication of horses is surprisingly recent [0] - perhaps only 6000 y
by KineticLensman 5y ago
> Horses and dogs have been used on war for about as long as humans have been fighting
Domestication of horses is surprisingly recent [0] - perhaps only 6000 years ago - compared with fighting between humans, which likely goes back to before we were even human.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestication_of_the_horse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestication_of_the_horse
- alexb_ 5y ago6000 years ago is hardly recent. Cavalry is nothing new.
- KineticLensman 5y agoIt is recent relative to the origins of fighting in humans.