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deserts on their horses, to raid or conquer or exact tribute. The prophet Jeremiah was probably thinking of the Scythians, the first recorded nomadic warriors in history, and by any civilised standard they were a fearsome and barbaric
Richard Grant • Ghost Riders: Travels with American Nomads
“In interviews, [Pieter Levels] highlights the same problems every nomad encounters: the difficulty of building lasting relationships, the logistical headaches of borderless living, and the emotional toil of being constantly on the move. Untethered freedom often reveals its limits: disconnection, isolation, and a lack of support.
This tension isn’t
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Venkatesh Rao • Placemaking vs. Mission-Shaping - By Venkatesh Rao
The Yamnaya horizon is the visible archaeological expression of a social adjustment to high mobility—the invention of the political infrastructure to manage larger herds from mobile homes based in the steppes.
David W. Anthony • The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World
The early Texas cattleman Charles Goodnight found a Comanche war shield stuffed with a complete history of ancient Rome (its rise, efflorescence and fall to nomadic barbarians from the north). Nomad tribes carry their culture
Richard Grant • Ghost Riders: Travels with American Nomads
Bedouins,