Scythian Sword in Golden Sheath from large multicomplex burial mound Mamai-Hora in Ukraine
Mamai-Hora or Mount Mamai is the largest multicomplex burial mound of national importance in the Northern Black Sea region. It is located on the left...
Gaimanova Mogyla Scythian Royal Kurgan in central Ukraine
A large Scythian royal kurgan Gaimanova Mohyla dating to the 4th century BC situated near Balky in the Zaporizhia oblast of Ukraine was...
‘One of the most perfect Scythic tombs known’: Great Ryzhanovka Kurgan
In 1884, Polish archaeologist Godfryd Ossowski explored the great kurgan near the present-day city of Zvenigorodka, some 150km to the south of Kyiv. But...
Cromlech/ Stone Circle inside Tovsta Mogyla Kurgan
A cromlech is a megalithic circle made of large stones arranged vertically, often around a tomb or place of worship. (Stonehenge is the most famous example...
Scythian Queen from Tovsta Mogyla Kurgan: A Pendant Earring
"Cradle of Civilizations" book has rare images of a similar set from a famous barrow near the Azov Sea. < PREVIOUS
Scythian golden gorytos found in Ukraine with the scenes of the Achilleid epic that...
The gorytos (bow-and-arrow holder) discovered in one of Scythian Royal Kurgans in Ukraine puzzled the scholars who analyzed it. Because although it dates to...
Serpent Goddess and Progenitress of the Scythian Nation: Gold frontlet from Tsymbalka Kurgan in...
"On the S. side of the river, in the district of Melitopol, government of Taurida, is the barrow Tsymbalka near Bélozérka. As usual, the...
Half the human beings alive today are descended from the Yamnaya Culture who lived...
March 8, 2025. For about half the people alive today, the story of where they came from just became clearer. For centuries, historians and linguists...
Ukraine’s Snake (Zmiiny) Island Is Where Achilles Supposedly Went Mad and Wiped Out the...
At last world media start seeing that some of the Greek myths actually take place in the area of present-day Ukraine. "The most striking...
