Comments by "" (@DanDavisHistory) on "The Histocrat" channel.

Enjoyable chat, thanks. It's possible the Yamnaya were not the people who expanded into Europe but a closely related group like the Sredny Stog. The Sredny Stog may have moved across the Dnieper and merged with the Globular Amphora culture. It was this mixing that led to the Corded Ware culture which expanded across northern Europe, mixing with other Neolithic cultures like the Funnelbeaker. And it was Corded Ware groups who ultimately then migrated in probably large scale folk migrations eastwards across the steppe to create what would become the Andronovo and Sintashta cultures and others. Exactly how violent these processes were is interesting. There is evidence for violence as you said, including weapons appearing in cultures on both sides of the Dnieper and words related to violence and stuff like raiding and slavery. Interestingly, the weapon most associated with the Corded Ware - the stone battle axe - probably came from the Neolithic farmers and was adopted by the Corded Ware. So it was to some extent undoubtedly a synthesis genetically and culturally. This is such a fascinating and important period, great to see you discussing it.
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