The horse in human history

[Duncan Head]

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.

[Imperial Dave]

Indeed but a good find nonetheless

[Erpingham]

"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.

[Erpingham]

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/

[Duncan Head]

Yes, that one's cropped up in my recommendations. Could be interesting.