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Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology

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Co-author Dr. Taylor Hermes overlooks a herd of sheep in central Eurasia, where the innovation of horseback riding allowed herders to manage more livestock over larger pastures. It also likely brought these herds into closer contact with wild reservoirs of pathogens.

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© Emma Davolt

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