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!