有关驯化马早期情况的一些最耐人寻味的考古证据,来自于哈萨克斯坦北部的博泰文化。作为觅食者,博泰人看来采纳了骑马狩猎的方式。公元前3500年~公元前3000年,哈萨克斯坦北部草原上有大量马供博泰人捕猎。考古学家在博泰遗址没有发现牛骨或羊骨。博泰人驯化的动物除了狗之外就是马。当时的博泰定居点包括50~150 Some of the most intriguing archaeological evidence of the early stages of domesticated horses came from the Botai culture in northern Kazakhstan. As a forager, the Botai people appear to have adopted a horse-riding hunt. 3500 BC to 3000 BC, a large number of horses in the northern prairie of Kazakhstan for Botai hunting. Archeologists found no bones or sheep bones at the site of Botai. The Botai domesticated animals are horses other than dogs. The then Thai settlements include 50 ~ 150