04-26-2013, 08:59 PM
Hello, Michael
Great picture of the Kazakh and his eagle. Quite a bit of Indo-Iranian blood in the Kazakhs, despite the official nationalistic stance of being totally Turkic.
There is a town in Spain that has the Alaunt (aka Alanus) on its offical seal. These were BIG dogs, I think. The retriever idea makes sense; and I'm sure the Massagetae must have had them around the winding Aral delta of the Araxes River, also the home of the "fish-eaters" of Herodotus.
What we are seeing-- with these dogs and horses-- is ancient proof of selective breeding, far in advance of Phillip's racehorse. :whistle:
Great picture of the Kazakh and his eagle. Quite a bit of Indo-Iranian blood in the Kazakhs, despite the official nationalistic stance of being totally Turkic.
There is a town in Spain that has the Alaunt (aka Alanus) on its offical seal. These were BIG dogs, I think. The retriever idea makes sense; and I'm sure the Massagetae must have had them around the winding Aral delta of the Araxes River, also the home of the "fish-eaters" of Herodotus.
What we are seeing-- with these dogs and horses-- is ancient proof of selective breeding, far in advance of Phillip's racehorse. :whistle:
Alan J. Campbell
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb