‘Battle of Pygmies with Cranes’ theme in the Bosporan Kingdom: Flight of Soul to...
The legend of the Battle of Pygmies with Cranes was very popular in the Bosporan Kingdom in ancient times. As a reminder, the Bosporan...
Gog and Magog of the Bible. Sviatoslav the Brave and the nation of Rosy....
Old Testament, Book of Ezekiel, 38, 1-3. "And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Son of man, set thy face toward Gog,...
Eastern Ukraine, Don region 220 years ago: Edward Clarke’s eyewitness account of the population
The quotes below are from the bestselling book of the 18th century 'Travels in Russia' written by a British traveler Edward Daniel Clarke (1769-1822)....
Dancing ‘Aliens’: Silver figurines from Martynivka Treasure in Ukraine
Martynivka Treasure is a hoard consisting of 116 silver items (weighing about 3.3 kg) found in 1909, in the village of Martynivka, Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine. The treasure is...
Most famous Scythian silver Amphora/Vase from Chertomlyk Royal Kurgan in Ukraine
The Amphora was found in 1863 in an impressive kurgan in the vicinity of Nikopol city in Ukraine and instantly taken to Hermitage. The...
Scythian Artifacts from ancient Taurida (Crimea) finally returned to Ukraine from Netherlands
AMSTERDAM, June 9, 2023 - Ancient Crimean gold artifacts that were on show abroad should be returned to Ukraine, and not to Crimea which...
Tovsta Mogyla Kurgan where Scythian Gold Pectoral was found
A large Scythian Royal Kurgan of the 4th century BC situated near Pokrova in the Dnipro oblast of Ukraine was excavated in 1971 by...
Famous Scythian Snake Goddess: Gold Frontlet from Tsymbalka Kurgan in Ukraine
Herodotus recorded the Greek myth of Herakles and the snake goddess in what is now Scythia: "The Hellenes who inhabit the Pontic region on...
Scythians had enormous stature and were a terrifying sight for enemies
"In the daytime, however, the first thing to meet the Macedonians would be the terrifying sight of Scythians and Bactrians with their shaggy faces...
