david chaffetz @davidchaffetz

David Chaffetz is an independent researcher of Iranian, Indian and Chinese literature and history. raiders-rulers-and-traders.com Lisbon, Portugal Joined July 2013

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david chaffetz @davidchaffetz

4 days ago

All candidates for mayor of NY agree on banning horse drawn carriages. Andrew Cuomo says "free the horses". As though people can afford to raise and feed work horses that cannot work. Horses have drawn carriages in NY for centuries. Since the Central Park now bans cars, it is…

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5 days ago

We almost didn't have horses. Imagine that. Without the horse, the history of Eurasia would have resembled that of sub-Saharan Africa, or Meso-America, with empires, yes, but not as we know them. #equinehistory, #ancienthistory, #empires

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david chaffetz @davidchaffetz

2 weeks ago

The horse came to China from the west. The ancient Chinese word for horse "mra" (reconstructed form) recalls English "mare", and ancient Germanic/Celtic "marko". But why is our word female? As with "cow" we often name domesticates for the female. (source, Victor Mair, Language…

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2 weeks ago

Ludovic Orlando puts to rest many myths we have about our favorite horses. I review him here:

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2 weeks ago

Ludovic Orlando puts to rest many myths we have about our favorite horses. I review him here:

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david chaffetz @davidchaffetz

2 weeks ago

📷 Breeders spent centuries seeking desirable characteristics in their livestock, be it speed for horses or milk volume for cows. Recently discoveries show that a single genetic modification can provide these outcomes. CRISPR can be used to engineer gene in the foetus. This has…

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3 weeks ago

A processional orchestra with a chariot as well as a mounted dragon, Mathura, Jain stupa, 1st century BCE, New Delhi. #chariots, #horseanddragons

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3 weeks ago

Imagine the diligence of 20-year old Judith Gautier, learning Chinese when she could speak it with only a few people - she could not dream of ever travelling there. She did it for art's sake.

Asian Review of Books @BookReviewsAsia

3 weeks ago

Imagine the diligence of 20-year old Judith Gautier, learning Chinese when she could speak it with only a few people - she could not dream of ever travelling there. She did it for art's sake.