Researchers examined stable isotopes from bone collagen and dental enamel to reconstruct the diets of ancient Mongolians. Findings challenge the popular notion of a completely nomadic prehistoric population, linking grain cultivation with the success of the Xiongnu Empire (c. 200 BCE-150 CE) and showing continual grain consumption during the Mongol Empire of the Khans (c. 1200-1400 CE). (1)

Small grains.

Sustaining empires.

Small seeds.

Building religions.

Small particles.

Growing humans.

A world of nothing.

Creating everything…

Tiny speck of dust.

Rise!