tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881811987987045711.post3650785262208660888..comments2024-03-23T18:12:43.833+00:00Comments on Once I Was A Clever Boy: Origins of the Black DeathOnce I Was A Clever Boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01367322665145704342noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7881811987987045711.post-68170754194534430452022-06-18T09:11:40.643+01:002022-06-18T09:11:40.643+01:00It has been speculated, and maybe by now there is ...It has been speculated, and maybe by now there is evidence (?), that when the Celts first ventured forth from their original homelands on the Russian steppes and thereabouts, starting in around 3200 BC, they had some resistance to the plague and carried it with them.<br /><br />This had the unfortunate effect, although handy for the Celts, of almost wiping out the indigenous populations they encountered and led to the latters' widespread replacement, analogous to the way western newcomers to the Americas decimated local populations with diseases the locals had not previously encountered.<br /><br />It would certainly help explain why even by classical times Indo-European languages had spread over such a wide area ranging from Europe to India, when the only technical advantage the Celts appear to have, which others did not, when they started their diaspora was the ability to break in and ride horses.<br /><br />John Ramsden<br /><br />https://highranges.com<br />John R Ramsdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03367356172065031466noreply@blogger.com