Monthly Archives: April 2021

Selenium and Horses in China: A Missing Link

Posted on April 16, 2021 by Susan Whitfield

‘In climbing up and down mountains and crossing ravines and mountain torrents, the horses of China cannot compare with those of the Xiongnu.’1 This observation by Chao Cuo 晁錯 (ca. 200–154 BC), a minister in the Han empire ruling China … Continue reading →

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