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New information has helped us understand where domestic horses came from. And by counting some tree rings, researchers were able to find evidence of Norse presence in the Americas in 1021 CE.Hosted by: Hank GreenSciShow is on TikTok! Check us out at https://www.tiktok.com/@scishow ----------Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow----------Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever:Bryan Cloer, Chris Peters, Matt Curls, Kevin Bealer, Jeffrey Mckishen, Jacob, Christopher R Boucher, Nazara, charles george, Christoph Schwanke, Ash, Silas Emrys, Eric Jensen, Adam Brainard, Piya Shedden, Alex Hackman, James Knight, GrowingViolet, Sam Lutfi, Alisa Sherbow, Jason A Saslow, Dr. Melvin Sanicas, Melida Williams, Tom Mosner----------Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet?SciShow Tangents Podcast: http://www.scishowtangents.orgFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishowTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishowInstagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow----------Sources:https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aao3297https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30261039/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33273635/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33046550/https://press.springernature.com/the-origins-and-spread-of-domestic-horses-from-the-western-euras/19733626https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-04018-9https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/NFLDS/article/view/140/236https://www.britannica.com/science/carbon-14-datinghttps://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/radiocarbon/article/intcal20-northern-hemisphere-radiocarbon-age-calibration-curve-055-cal-kbp/83257B63DC3AF9CFA6243F59D7503EFFhttps://press.springernature.com/evidence-for-european-presence-in-the-americas-in-ad-1021/19739832https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-03972-8Images:https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/horse-rider-is-moving-fast-horseman-on-sky-background-stallion-is-trained-for-racing-trotter-of-spanish-breed-rz0znl7gwj2lzwhjuhttps://www.inaturalist.org/observations/79341109https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-04018-9#Fig1https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/black-sea-and-caspian-sea-region-political-map-gm800149220-129809953https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/wild-horses-running-free-gm1019461046-273973110https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Yamnaya_Steppe_Pastoralists.jpghttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Standard_of_Ur_-_War.jpghttps://www.istockphoto.com/photo/horses-run-gallop-in-dust-gm873152940-243854032https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/bay-horses-grazing-in-pasture-enjoying-the-early-spring-sunshine-the-cotswolds-gm1248172569-363487761https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:L%27AnseAuxMeadowsModel.jpghttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-03972-8#Fig9https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/a-close-up-view-of-the-solar-flares-on-the-surface-of-the-sun---some-elements-furnished-by-nasa-hy72e36_wkh0qvvq9https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms9611#Fig2https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/background-huon-pine-gm139746514-1364276https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-03972-8#Fig2https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Leif_Erikson_Discovers_America_Hans_Dahl.jpghttps://www.istockphoto.com/photo/little-pony-gm182173742-10263668