Amazons, Greeks, Scythians, Saurometae: Herodotus’ alleged visit to Amazons’ capital of Themiscyra on Thermodon...

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“On his return journey , besides Colchis, we can note another region whose narrative conveys a "presence effect." Herodotus several times mentions the city...

Iranians are Ukrainians, a recent DNA study shows

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Why does a picture of a defiant Iranian girl have the vibes of a Ukrainian girl? Especially if one substitutes the picture of the...

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...

Herodotus Measures Black Sea Coast

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“Having obtained indisputable data on Herodotus's sea voyage around the Crimean Peninsula, confirming the high accuracy of his measurements, we must return to those...

Castles of Kyiv Rus: Why the realm was called Gardariki

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The title illustration and the one below were found in the book 'Zhivopisnaya Rossiya', vol. 5 that was published in 1897. The illustration below...

Athenian-type helmet from Scythian barrow in Ukraine

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In 1845, near the village of Zvenyhorodka in the Cherkasy oblast of Ukraine, a notable barrow was opened. The barrow was different from the...

Scythians and Cannabis: making clothes, steam-bathing, getting high

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Did you know that when you say 'Cannabis' you 'speak Scythian'? If you did not know that, now you do, because according to Wikipedia,...

Herodotus Measures Taurica/Crimea: Comparison with Italian Iapygia

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“We have more compelling evidence of Herodotus's advance east of Pontic Olbia. Herodotus begins his account of Scythia's geography from the northwestern coast of...

Androphagi-Cannibals of the ancient Europe described by Herodotus lived in the area of present-day...

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"These farming Scythians inhabit a land stretching eastward a three days' journey to a river called Panticapes, and northward as far as an eleven...

Scythian Queen from Tovsta Mogyla Kurgan: A Pendant Earring

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"Cradle of Civilizations" book has rare images of a similar set from a famous barrow near the Azov Sea. < PREVIOUS