1
: one of the vast usually level and treeless tracts in southeastern Europe or Asia
2
: arid land with xerophilous vegetation found usually in regions of extreme temperature range and loess soil
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nomads have long grazed yaks on the steppes of Mongolia
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The find suggest Tarim Basim people learned kefir production techniques from Eurasian steppe populations.
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Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, Fox News, 26 Sep. 2024
Once the animals were a crucial piece of the ecosystem in the steppes of Central Asia.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 4 July 2024
Experts believe that the culture responsible for the burial would have been closely related to the Scythians, a group of nomadic tribes who lived in the Eurasian steppe in antiquity, given the elaborate horse sacrifices found at the tomb.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2024
In 2018, nuclear genomic sequencing revealed that Botai horses were not the ancestors of domestic horses but of Przewalski’s horse, a wild relative and denizen of the steppe that has never been domesticated, at least in recorded history.
—William Taylor, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2024
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Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, Fox News, 26 Sep. 2024
Once the animals were a crucial piece of the ecosystem in the steppes of Central Asia.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 4 July 2024
Experts believe that the culture responsible for the burial would have been closely related to the Scythians, a group of nomadic tribes who lived in the Eurasian steppe in antiquity, given the elaborate horse sacrifices found at the tomb.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2024
In 2018, nuclear genomic sequencing revealed that Botai horses were not the ancestors of domestic horses but of Przewalski’s horse, a wild relative and denizen of the steppe that has never been domesticated, at least in recorded history.
—William Taylor, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2024
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“Steppe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steppe. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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steppe
noun
: land in regions of wide temperature range (as in southeastern Europe and parts of Asia) that is dry, usually rather level, and covered with grass
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