1 Comment TIL the word ‘steppe’ doesn’t refer to a specific area of Eurasia, but is is a type of ‘ecoregion’ characterized by grassland plains and is also found in the Americas, Oceania and Africa by whatilearned July 20, 2022, 11:09 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
TIL The Yamnaya steppe horse culture of the Black and Caspian sea regions was a major driver of migrations into western Europe about 4,500 years ago. This migratory surge is now regarded as the most likely source of the vast family of Indo-European languages, spoken by half the world today. by whatilearned July 8, 2022, 10:56 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
How did steppe nomads fight the armies of settled states? I am only interested in answers focusing on pre-1150 AD by HistoryBuff April 5, 2022, 11:00 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
2 Comments TIL that the first carrier of the blonde hair allele in modern day Europeans lived in Siberia 16,000 years ago. This suggests that migrations from the Eurasian steppe brought blonde hair to the European population. by whatilearned August 1, 2021, 1:33 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
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