People of the Bronze Age – The Botai

People of the Bronze Age – The Botai

by | May 13, 2020 | writing

See below a documentary on YouTube about the first horse riders in history; the Botai (who had no successors) and then the Yamnaya (one of the most successful people ever). It is simplified in the way that documentaries are when compared to books. But it has genuine...
Would You Eat a 36,000 Year Old Bison Steak?

Would You Eat a 36,000 Year Old Bison Steak?

by | May 13, 2020 | writing

Would you eat a 36,000 year old steak? In 1979 a gold miner discovered a mummified steppe bison in Alaska. As the body was stained blue by iron phosphate deposits it was given the name Blue Babe – after Paul Bunyan’s mythical giant ox that permanently turned...
The Incredible Domed Tents of the Shahsavan

The Incredible Domed Tents of the Shahsavan

by | May 13, 2020 | writing

One of the most crucial technological developments for steppe nomads (actually practising transhumance in most cases) was the invention of a tent that was up to the challenge. The challenge being something that could be packed up on wagons to be transported between...
Bronze Age Warfare – The Battle of Tollense Valley

Bronze Age Warfare – The Battle of Tollense Valley

by | May 13, 2020 | writing

In about 1300 BC in the sodden marshland of the Tollense Valley in northern Germany, 5,000 warriors assembled in two great armies. All were men aged between 20 and 40. Many were veterans of other raids and battles, with the scarred bodies to prove it. The invading...