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Scythian warriors show genetic blending between Europeans and Asians
Past Horizons Archaeology ^
| November 2012
| Universitat Auonoma de Barcelona
Posted on 11/23/2012 6:00:06 PM PST by SunkenCiv
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To: yarddog
It’s probably a matter of opinion, probably could be settled with a Gallop Poll.
Oh, sorry.
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11/23/2012 6:42:01 PM PST
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SunkenCiv
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To: Ciexyz
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posted on
11/23/2012 7:06:29 PM PST
by
Domestic Church
(AMDG ... there is no such thing as coincidence)
To: Nifster
That is what my ancestry.com research seems to support.
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11/23/2012 7:07:46 PM PST
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SubMareener
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To: GeronL
Sounds like my family reunion.
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posted on
11/23/2012 7:13:07 PM PST
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blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: blueunicorn6
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11/23/2012 7:15:30 PM PST
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GeronL
(http://asspos.blogspot.com)
To: Scythian
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11/23/2012 7:16:11 PM PST
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GeronL
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To: SunkenCiv
The Scythians were famous for inventing a chariot with rotating scythes on their chariot wheels that could mow down solders in battle and wheat in peacetime. It was the first convertible car.
To: GeronL
at least you know that you are speaking with an equal ;)
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posted on
11/23/2012 7:26:39 PM PST
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Nifster
To: Nifster
Yes, but sometimes I’m not so sure
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11/23/2012 7:28:33 PM PST
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GeronL
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To: GeronL
I am always disappointed when I lose the argument...
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11/23/2012 7:30:54 PM PST
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Nifster
To: Nifster
<— choked on ground beef patty
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posted on
11/23/2012 7:38:07 PM PST
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GeronL
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To: SunkenCiv
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11/23/2012 8:01:40 PM PST
by
OrioleFan
(Republicans believe every day is July 4th, Democrats believe every day is April 15th.)
To: GeronL
sorry for that....sometimes I amuse even myself
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11/23/2012 10:28:09 PM PST
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Nifster
To: Nifster
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11/23/2012 10:48:40 PM PST
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GeronL
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To: SunkenCiv
The team extracted and analysed mitochondrial DNA (inherited from the mother, it allows us to trace our ancestors) from the bones and teeth of 19 Pazyryk skeletons dating to the Bronze Age (7th to 10th century BCE) and from the Iron Age (2nd to 7th century BCE) from the Mongolian Altai Mountains. It's incredible the doors to our past that modern technology can open for us.
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11/24/2012 7:08:26 AM PST
by
COBOL2Java
(The GOP-e said "Beat a Marxist with a Liberal!" What a colossal blunder.)
To: SunkenCiv
You are millions. We are hordes and hordes and hordes.
Try and take us on!
Yes, we are Scythians! Yes, we are Asians -
With slanted and greedy eyes!
Alexander Blok
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11/24/2012 7:09:33 AM PST
by
Oratam
To: bunkerhill7
Our word "scythe" is of Anglo-Saxon origin and has nothing to do with the Scythians.
The Greek word for "scythe" was drepanon or drepane. Xenophon mentions the use of scythe-bearing (drepanephoros) chariots in the battle of Cunaxa.
Darius I campaigned against Scythians in southeastern Europe about 513 B.C. (the campaign is described at some length in Herodotus). Their language was part of the Iranian branch of the Indo-European language family.
Medieval Buddhist manuscripts have been found in Chinese Turkestan with two Indo-European languages, known as Tocharian A and Tocharian B, now extinct, that are closely related to each other and resemble the languages of Europe (the "centum" languages) more than the Indo-Iranian or Slavic languages (the "satem" languages) which were geographically closer to them.
To: Verginius Rufus
Thw Scythians also invented Scotch, which they took into battle to fortify their scythe chariot drivers to enable the driver to steer randomly in a nonsensical pattern so as to confuse their enemies. It was the first DWI. [Driving Warrior Intoxicated].
To: SunkenCiv
I believe the Scythians were the first to rape Thrace thrice.
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11/25/2012 7:18:09 AM PST
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ABN 505
To: ABN 505
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11/25/2012 7:30:06 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
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