Earliest evidence of sporting event 'Bull leaping' is from India.
In this #Thread we see where else it was enjoyed as a Sporting event.
In this #Harappan seal #H312 Man can be seen Bull Leaping. The Seal dates c.2600-1900 BCE. This is earliest of known records
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2nd earliest evidence of Bull Leaping is in this #Harappan seal #B335 where 'daring' Indian #Woman are enjoying the sport
Banawali, (Near Dry bed Saraswati River), Haryana
ca.2300-1700 bce
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Next earliest Bull-leaping scene is found in Hüseyindede vases These belong to Early Hittites, approximately c.1650 bce
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Nearly 1600 bce-1450bce late Minoan were enjoying the Bull leaping sport.
This Bronze statue made from 'Lost Wax Technique' (An Indian Invention still used by #Nasa @Nasa) depicts an acrobat somersaulting.
#Archaeology britishmuseum.org/collection/obj…
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Man are seen Vaulting a Bull in this Toreador Fresco, from Crete c.1550. bce
britannica.com/art/intonaco
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Bull leaping and taming Bulls in this Fresco from Avaris, Egypt, 1480-1425 BCE
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A 5000 years old sporting event Bull Leaping/sporting is still played by the name #Jallikattu in #India.
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