In northwestern China, archaeologists have discovered a well-preserved leather saddle, which may be the oldest ever found. The saddle was unearthed in a tomb in Yanghai, in the Turpan Basin of China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The tomb belonged to a woman who was dressed in a hide coat, woollen trousers and short leather boots, with the saddle placed as if she were seated on it.

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