Comments on: The empty heartland http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2010/09/the-empty-heartland/ Fri, 24 May 2013 15:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Tweets that mention The empty heartland | Gene Expression | Discover Magazine -- Topsy.com http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2010/09/the-empty-heartland/#comment-25727 Tweets that mention The empty heartland | Gene Expression | Discover Magazine -- Topsy.com Sun, 19 Sep 2010 05:33:19 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/?p=6575#comment-25727 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Charles, Ron Simon, Alltop Science, J.S., Al Poe and others. Al Poe said: The empty heartland | Gene Expression: In a comment below I alluded to my idea that the heart of Eurasia was relat... http://bit.ly/dvTBqu [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Charles, Ron Simon, Alltop Science, J.S., Al Poe and others. Al Poe said: The empty heartland | Gene Expression: In a comment below I alluded to my idea that the heart of Eurasia was relat… http://bit.ly/dvTBqu [...]

]]> By: Lab Lemming http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2010/09/the-empty-heartland/#comment-25726 Lab Lemming Sun, 19 Sep 2010 02:58:58 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/?p=6575#comment-25726 Prior to the holocene, the climate would have been different as well- for example, when China's now fertile Loess tablelands were active dune fields, the going would have been rougher. Central Asia would have been extremely dry during the ice age- after all, Siberia was too dry to form ice caps. Prior to the holocene, the climate would have been different as well- for example, when China’s now fertile Loess tablelands were active dune fields, the going would have been rougher. Central Asia would have been extremely dry during the ice age- after all, Siberia was too dry to form ice caps.

]]> By: bioIgnoramus http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2010/09/the-empty-heartland/#comment-25725 bioIgnoramus Sat, 18 Sep 2010 20:16:29 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/?p=6575#comment-25725 caraval = feline caravel = marine :-) caraval = feline
caravel = marine :-)

]]> By: Georg http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2010/09/the-empty-heartland/#comment-25724 Georg Sat, 18 Sep 2010 19:01:39 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/?p=6575#comment-25724 <i> I assume that in Inner Asia it was the horse which allowed populations to cross the great waterless wastes efficiently enough that trade and people could flow robustly between the oases.</i> Hello Razib, small correction: not the horse per se, but development of saddles and stirrups started the traffic in inner asia. Taming of Camels may was of importance as well? Horses were used to drag carriages for about 1000 years, before riding horseback was "invented". Regards Georg I assume that in Inner Asia it was the horse which allowed populations to cross the great waterless wastes efficiently enough that trade and people could flow robustly between the oases.

Hello Razib,
small correction: not the horse per se, but development of
saddles and stirrups started the traffic in inner asia.
Taming of Camels may was of importance as well?
Horses were used to drag carriages for about 1000 years,
before riding horseback was “invented”.
Regards
Georg

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