From the Xiongnu to the Mongols, the pastoralist populations of the Eurasian steppe have long been a source of fascination.
Amongst the earliest herding groups in this region were the Yamnaya, Bronze Age pastoralists who began expanding out of the Pontic-Caspian steppe more than 5,000 years ago.
These Bronze Age migrations resulted in gene flow across vast areas, ultimately linking pastoralist populations in Scandinavia with groups that expanded into Siberia. [Read more…] about Milk enabled massive steppe migration