Sandra Wabnitz: Matters of Life and Death in Eurasian Steppe Peoples’ Societies, 4th-9th Centuries

ifk Mondaylecture: The term ›Eurasian steppe peoples‹ conjures up a homogenous image of mounted warriors wielding bows and arrows and the famous Attila the Hun. However, the various peoples from the Eurasian steppe of the Pre-Mongolian era were more diverse than such stereotypes allow.