Darius the Great Flees Scythia/Ukraine: Saved by donkeys and the bridge

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“Darius sent a horseman to Idanthyrsos king of the Scythians with this message: "You extraordinary man! Why do you keep fleeing when you certainly...

Scythian Gryvna/Torque from Solokha Royal Barrow

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Torque with terminals in the form of lion's heads and filigree plant ornament with colored enamels, 4th century BC. Zaporizhzhia oblast of Ukraine. Excavations...

Curious Horse Burials in Tovsta Mogyla Kyrgan: ‘Yin-Yang’ pattern?

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As a rule, the higher the kurgan, the more horses were buried in it. From this perspective, although almost 9 meters tall Tovsta Mogyla...

‘Clearly Europeoid’ Scythian Skull Found in Ukraine: Facial reconstruction by M. Gerasimov

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Mikhail Gerasimov (1907 - 1970) was a Soviet archaeologist and anthropologist who developed the first technique of forensic sculpture based on findings of anthropology, archaeology, paleontology, and forensic science. He studied the skulls and...

Ariadne, Labyrinth dance, spindle-whorls in Scythian tombs

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Homer in the Iliad wrote that "Daedalus in Cnossos once contrived; A dancing-floor for fair-haired Ariadne" and scholars are confident that it was the...

Chalcidian-type helmet that was found in Ukraine

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According to Wikipedia, a Chalcidian type helmet was a helmet made of bronze and was worn by ancient warriors of the Hellenic world, especially...

Parthian Empire once divided the world with Roman Empire. The Parthians were originally exiles...

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"The Parthians, in whose hands the empire of the east now is, having divided the world, as it were, with the Romans, were originally exiles...

Artemis’ Cult originated in Taurica, present-day Crimea?

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"Properly speaking Artemis stands for something different from either Demeter or Aphrodite. She stands for the fact of life itself as it exists in...

Kyiv Rus’ Influence on Czech, Bohemia Jewelry Ornamentation: 10th-century Rhyton with Floral Motif from...

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“The second bullhorn from the Black Barrow, embossed and engraved, is of a completely different nature. Its silver mount is completely covered with a...

Herodotus in Scythia/ Ukraine: Places the Father of History visited

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“Without repeating what has already been said about Herodotus's brief excursions around Olbia (Cape Hippola, the sanctuary of Demeter, Hylaea, the mouth of the...