Re: [tied] equus sivalences and the R.gveda horse with 34 ribs

I think Equus sivalensis is so old to have been known by old Indians.

Joao SL
Rio

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Subject: [tied] equus sivalences and the R.gveda horse with 34 ribs


> Please see the URL
> http://sarasvati.simplenet.com/horse2.htm
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> In the course of the as'vamedha, a precise enumeration is given about
> the number of ribs of the horse -- 34. This is distinct from the
> 38-ribbed Arabian horse, equus caballus. It appears that was a species
> called equus sivalensis in the pliocene (see picture). Fossils have
> been found of this species in the Shiwalik ranges in north India.
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> Could the as'va referred to in the R.gveda refer to this equus
> sivalensis? And not to the equus caballus? There is pictorial evidence
> of the use of onagers in Mesopotamia to draw chariots.
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