Taylor to look at horses, humans on Plains
This is the Year of the Fire Horse, according to the Chinese zodiac, which means it’s the perfect time for the 2026 Harding Distinguished Lecture. Archeologist and author William Taylor will present “Horses and the Human Story in South Dakota and the American West: New Perspectives from the Ancient World.”
Taylor is the author of “Hoof Beats: How Horses Shaped Human History” and is an assistant professor and curator of archaeology at the University of Colorado Boulder. His work explores human-animal relationships with a focus on horse domestication in the ancient world.
The lecture is March 26 at the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center at South Dakota State University. The two-hour event begins at 6 p.m. and is free and open to the public, but requires advance tickets. For tickets, visit https://sdstate.evenue.net/events/CU-HDL.
PHOTO: A large group of wild horses, galloping through uncultivated grassland. (iStock │ #1140165301 – georgeclerk)
