‘Monkey and Cranes’ Gold Relief Overlay from Lytoi Scythian Kurgan in Ukraine

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The two birds on the plaque were identified as cranes by Gerhard Friedrich Müller (although others see in them herons which is hard to...

Persian Cavalry Raid Across Scythia: Darius receives ‘Bird, Mouse, Frog, 5 Arrows’ Gift from...

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“A third of the time allocated by Darius for the entire Scythian campaign had already passed. Another 21 days were still needed to be...

Chinese Dragons were borrowed from Scythians?

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"A titan of Ancient History and one of the greats of twentieth-century historical scholarship, Rostovtzeff" (Yale quote) observed: “There is a striking similarity between...

Kyiv Rus were Hyperborean Tauro-Scythians, – 12th-century Byzantine historian Niketas Choniates

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Niketas Choniates was a Byzantine Greek historian and politician. He accompanied his brother Michael Akominatos to Constantinople from their birthplace Chonae (from which came his nickname, "Choniates" meaning...

Situla from Great Ryzhanovka Kurgan

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Situla (plural situlae), from the Latin word for 'bucket' or 'pail', is the term in archaeology and art history for a variety of elaborate bucket-shaped vessels...

Amazon Sarcophagus from Terquinii, Etruscan Culture

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The sarcophagus, painted with various scenes of an Amazonomachia, was discovered in 1869 in a grave at a little distance from Corneto, a city in...

Gold Fish Plaque, Center Ornament of Scythian Shield from Vettersfelde Treasure

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"In October 1882 there were ploughed up near Vettersfelde in Lower Lusatia and acquired for the Antiquarium in Berlin the fragments of a great...

Royal Child Burial in Tovsta Mogyla Kurgan: Miniature wine vessels and rhyton

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According to scholars, the royal child burial in Tovsta Mogyla is the only unlooted one known. Most likely the child had a belt around...

Scythian Couple locked in loving embrace for 3,000 years found in burial in...

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The burial of the Scythian pair, husband and wife was found in the Ternopil region in Ukraine. It dates to circa 1,000 B.C. Professor...