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Jul 2021
49m 13s

The Bronze-Age Steppe and the Emergence ...

Wondery / Patrick Wyman
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Things didn't stop happening on the vast grasslands of the Eurasian steppes once the first waves of migrants had departed to make their mark on Europe and beyond. New societies, languages, and ethnic groups emerged. The chariot was invented, and bronze metallurgy spread far and wide. One of those innovative societies on the steppe gave rise to the Indo-Irani ... Show More
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