Get to know Botai better with 7 real example sentences.
Botai in a sentence
Using Botai
- In the example corpus, botai often appears in combinations such as: the botai, botai horses, botai culture.
Context around Botai
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Botai
- In this selection, "botai" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, culture, horses and hunted stand out and add context to how "botai" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include by the botai and found in botai culture settlements. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "botai" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with botai
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
As evidence, they note that zoologists have found no skeletal changes in the Botai horses that indicate domestication. (18 words)
This expansion in range was contemporary with the Botai culture, where there are indications that horses were corralled and ridden. (20 words)
Moreover, because they were hunted for food, the majority of the horse remains found in Botai-culture settlements indeed probably were wild. (22 words)
They also note that the age structure of the horses slaughtered at Botai represents a natural demographic profile for hunted animals, not the pattern expected if they were domesticated and selected for slaughter. (33 words)
While the most unequivocal evidence shows horses first being used to pull chariots in warfare, there is strong, though indirect, evidence for riding occurring first, particularly by the Botai. (29 words)
The Botai culture (3600–3100 BCE) is credited with the first domestication of horses, and ceramics and polished-stone tools also appeared during this period. (25 words)
Example sentences (7)
Other researchers have argued that all of the Botai horses were wild, and that the horse-hunters of Botai hunted wild horses on foot.
As evidence, they note that zoologists have found no skeletal changes in the Botai horses that indicate domestication.
Moreover, because they were hunted for food, the majority of the horse remains found in Botai-culture settlements indeed probably were wild.
The Botai culture (3600–3100 BCE) is credited with the first domestication of horses, and ceramics and polished-stone tools also appeared during this period.
They also note that the age structure of the horses slaughtered at Botai represents a natural demographic profile for hunted animals, not the pattern expected if they were domesticated and selected for slaughter.
This expansion in range was contemporary with the Botai culture, where there are indications that horses were corralled and ridden.
While the most unequivocal evidence shows horses first being used to pull chariots in warfare, there is strong, though indirect, evidence for riding occurring first, particularly by the Botai.
Common combinations with botai
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: