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National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS)

Mongel Horsemen

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These are Mongol horsemen. Intense warfare is the evolutionary driver of large complex societies, according to a new mathematical model whose findings accurately match those of the historical record in the ancient world.

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