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Did humans tame woolly mammoths or other megafauna?
Considering that some people are gifted with handling animals (e.g. horse whisperers), could paleoindians or other Pleistocene peoples have gained the confidence of woolly mammoths or mastodons to use them as transportation and other tasks, the way that Asian elephants are used today?
Fewer resources would be necessary for a human to travel long distances by riding on the back of a woolly mammoth or paleocamel, as the megafauna could graze and get energy. People may also have traveled by boat during late Pleistocene times (the kelp highway along PNW).
How could we test such a hypothesis? Cave art showing a rider on the back of one of the megafauna? A bridle and/or bit? A talisman worn by a camel is known to have been crafted from a meteorite(1), and so talismans or decorations might have adorned the hypothesized woolly steed. Metal was not a known technology during stone tool usage, as far as we know, though.
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