FfFfFfFF 58,413 Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Researchers from China and the United States describe the find in the latest issue of the archaeological journal Antiquity. It’s the first physical evidence for this species-specific variation of the sport known as ljvu that has been described in contemporary chronicles and portrayed in art, but never confirmed in the archaeological record until now. Polo is thought to have evolved from equestrian games developed by nomads in central Asia. Though there is archaeological evidence for a predecessor of the sport in China from approximately 2,400 years ago, the game, in which teams of horse-mounted riders compete to knock a ball into a goal, skyrocketed in popularity a millennium later during the Tang Dynasty (A.D. 618-907). References to horse polo abound in Tang Dynasty art and literature, and many Tang-era tombs feature polo-related artifacts and art, including mausoleum murals and ceramic figurines. But scholars of the period have always been curious about a subset of ancient polo depictions that seemingly show donkeys, not horses, on the field in a game called ljvu. “There are many examples of Chinese artwork depicting women, that one would assume were of higher status, playing polo on donkeys,” says Brenda Lynn, a spokesperson for the Museum of Polo. Source: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/2020/03/archaeologists-discover-evidence-donkey-polo/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woolfsmck 2,763 Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Donkey polo... Heee. Haaawww like a cat in a sil, I observe life, moving and still. My words give a clue,look inside to see whats true Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlepotter 76,617 Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 I'm confused chaeri pls Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FfFfFfFF 58,413 Posted March 25, 2020 Author Share Posted March 25, 2020 36 minutes ago, littlepotter said: I'm confused Why? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlepotter 76,617 Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 2 hours ago, FfFfFfFF said: Why? I don't understand what they discovered chaeri pls Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FfFfFfFF 58,413 Posted March 25, 2020 Author Share Posted March 25, 2020 1 minute ago, littlepotter said: I don't understand what they discovered Donkeys were used for polo (which is a sport involving horse riding) before horses. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polo_pony They discovered it through digging up donkey bones in Chinese burial places from the Tang dynasty. There are hints of polo donkeys in literature and art but this is the first time archaeological evidence of it has been found. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlepotter 76,617 Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 41 minutes ago, FfFfFfFF said: Donkeys were used for polo (which is a sport involving horse riding) before horses. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polo_pony They discovered it through digging up donkey bones in Chinese burial places from the Tang dynasty. There are hints of polo donkeys in literature and art but this is the first time archaeological evidence of it has been found. Makes much more sense. I thought they used to play polo chaeri pls Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woolfsmck 2,763 Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 5 hours ago, littlepotter said: Makes much more sense. I thought they used to play polo Smart Donkys prolly can...but these ones need a human on their backs, I think. like a cat in a sil, I observe life, moving and still. My words give a clue,look inside to see whats true Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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