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Earliest Evidence of Equid Bit Wear Uncovered in the Ancient Near East

An international team of archaeologists has uncovered the earliest example of the equid bit wear in the Near East. The discovery provides the first evidence of the use of a bit (mouthpiece) to control an animal long before the appearance of the horse in the Near East. Evidence of the bridle bit was derived from ...

Troy Oakes