Re: [gardeners] Wednesday, pretty close to the garden

Margaret Lauterbach (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Wed, 19 Jun 2002 14:49:49 -0600

Ron, a book you would love is "Guns, Germs and Steel" by Jared Diamond, 
telling why civilization developed as it did, where it did.  I've seen a 
television show on some red-haired mummies found in central Asia (apparent 
birthplace of horses). Margaret L

>Yep, there sure are. And another discovery I found fascinating was the
>presence of tartan wearing Scythians in the depths of central
>Asia....with blond hair no less. Makes one wonder about the origins of
>Indo-European civilizations.
>
>Yep, lots of grist for PhD dissertations in them thar hills.
>
>
>Ron