ATHENS, GREECE—A well-preserved skeleton of a horse has been unearthed in a necropolis in southern Greece. “In the Faliro necropolis we have found four complete horse burials, as well as parts of other skeletons, therefore it is not something rare for the area. What is rare and surprised us was the degree of preservation of the specific skeleton, which even has its hooves,” Stella Chrysoulaki, head of Greece’s West Attica, Piraeus, and the Islands Ephorate, told The Athens News Agency. “For zoo-archaeologists or a university, this find could be an excellent opportunity for a study. Having such a large number of skeletons—four is quite a number—such a study could reach a number of conclusions on the breeds and the evolution of the species,” she added. More than 100 burials have been found in the cemetery, which dates back to the eighth century B.C. To read more about the role of horses in the Greco-Roman world, go to "Sport and Spectacle."
