Are wild horses truly “wild,” as an indigenous species in North America, or are they “feral weeds”—barnyard escapees, far removed genetically from their prehistoric ancestors? The question at hand is, ...

My research seeks to understand when, why, and how horses shaped human history by studying horse equipment and ancient animal bones. In this exhibit, you can explore the history of horses in the ...

and numerous Native American scholars, including members of the Lakota, Comanche and Pawnee nations. They used DNA evidence, radiocarbon dating and osteology to analyze roughly two dozen sets of ...