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Originally Posted by geonuc
Yes, but the point is that a tall, red-haired, green-eyed person is most probably not of east Asian descent.
I think "Steppe peoples" gets the idea across. The steppes are a recognized geographic region.
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The steppes are still north/west of the Gobi, stretching from the Urals eastward toward the Himalayas. Not sure where the boundary lies to the west, but the Gobi and Mongolia were home to Asiatic people in modern times. Based on our understanding of contact between the groups, it was thought this was the case for the entire history of the region which is turning out not to be the case.
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