entity · geo_pontic_caspian_steppe_link
Pontic-Caspian and lower Volga-Don connection frame
A comparative frame for horse ancestry, steppe mobility and long-distance contact west of Kazakhstan.
Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.
Confidence describes the stated assessment; it does not certify expert approval. How review works.
Chronology
Dating intervals may describe uncertainty or phases; their width alone does not establish event duration.
2200 BCE–800 BCE
Precision: range
moderateDates sampled lineages or individuals, not cultural or linguistic boundaries.
- informs · contextualizes
The origins and spread of domestic horses from the Western Eurasian steppes — Pablo Librado, Naveed Khan, Antoine Fages, Marie-Claude Bortolini, Anders Albrechtsen, et al. (2021)Supports the lower Volga-Don horse-lineage context.
Locator: Results and discussion of DOM2 expansion
Research description
Genomic and archaeological dispersals occurred at different times and scales. The frame does not equate a horse lineage, human ancestry component, language or archaeological culture.
Evidence and sources
- informs · contextualizes
The origins and spread of domestic horses from the Western Eurasian steppes — Pablo Librado, Naveed Khan, Antoine Fages, Marie-Claude Bortolini, Anders Albrechtsen, et al. (2021)Supports the lower Volga-Don horse-lineage context.
Locator: Results and discussion of DOM2 expansion
Referenced records
- Geography assertion for geo_pontic_caspian_steppe_link · geography assertion