History of the horse in the Indian subcontinent "The occurrence of true horse ("Equus caballus" L.) was evidenced by the enamel pattern of the upper and lower cheek and teeth and by the size and form of incisors and phalanges (toe bones).". However, archaeologists like Meadow (1997) disagree, on the grounds that the remains of the "Equus ferus caballus" horse are difficult to distinguish from other equid species such as "Equus asinus" (donkeys) or "Equus hemionus" (onagers). An alleged clay model of a horse has been found in Mohenjo-Daro and an alleged horse figurine in Periano Ghundai in the Indus Valley. Trautmann (1982) thus remarked the supply and
Leo Africanus Leo Africanus Joannes Leo Africanus (; born al-Hasan ibn Muhammad al-Wazzan al-Fasi, ; c. 1494 – c. 1554) was a Berber Andalusi diplomat and author who is best known for his book "Descrittione dell’Africa" ("Description of Africa") centered on the geography of the Maghreb and Nile Valley. The book was regarded among his scholarly peers in Europe as the most authoritative treatise on the subject until the modern exploration of Africa. For this work, Leo became a household name among European geographers. Most of what is known about his life is gathered from autobiographical notes in his own work. Leo