https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/oct/20/the-ride-of-our-lives-why-the-horse-is-crucial-to-human-history
From a man with a book to plug, but still mildly interesting.
Indeed but a good find nonetheless
"But you can't get a decent coffee or a good trowel in Ulan Bator," he says. Great quote - deserves to be in an Indiana Jones movie.
While we are on the subject, this book may be of interest to those with a steppe-culture interest
https://www.medievalists.net/2024/10/new-medieval-books-raiders-rulers-and-traders/
Yes, that one's cropped up in my recommendations. Could be interesting.