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...

Unique burial of young Amazon female warrior in Kherson region of Ukraine

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3 - Bronze mirror with iron handle; 4 - Wooden grinder; 5 - iron clasp; 6 - stones for sling; 7 - stone plate; 8 - iron knife with bone handle; 9 - iron handles; 10 - spike of an iron javelin; 11 - spike of an iron spear.

European Scythians founded Persian and Bactrian empires, not vice versa

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"They thrice aspired to the supreme command in Asia; while they themselves remained always either unmolested or unconquered by any foreign power. Darius, king...

Scythians making human leather of their enemies described by Herodotus has been confirmed by...

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Ancient nomads known as the Scythians did indeed use human skin for the containers that held their arrows—confirming the account of the ancient Greek...

Scythian ceremonial gilded silver cup from Gaimanova Mogila Royal Kurgan in Ukraine

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"The most outstanding work of Scytho-Classical art found in the Gaimanova Mogila kurgan is a small spherical gilded silver cup, with two flat horizontal...

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...

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...

Women fought in the ranks of Sviatoslav the Brave’s army in the 10th century...

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John Skylitzes, a Byzantine historian of the 11th century described a notable event that took place on Bulgarian soil several decades before he was...

Wine Preferences of Royal Scythians: Story of nearly 500 Greek Amphoras of Alexandropol Kurgan...

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https://youtu.be/wATY2fhj5Zc During the 1855 excavations of the Central Tomb of Alexandropol Kurgan, the archaeologists discovered a niche in the western wall that was filled with...

Oguz Barrow Artifacts: Scythian Horses’ Harness Decorations

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You can read about the Oguz Royal Scythian Kurgan here.