Richest Scythian Female Burial in Ukraine: Priestess-Queen in Griffins Headdress with...

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https://youtu.be/GgNPqrBVy8U Side Tomb In May of 1971, archaeologists began clearing the Side Tomb of the Tovsta Mogyla Kurgan, which reached a depth of 6.2 m. It...

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The Rus are Slavs, wrote Ibn Khordadbeh before 860 AD. What...

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55th Anniversary of the Scythian Gold Pectoral discovery! [June 21, 1971]

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

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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...

Grandiose Royal Scythian Funeral Feast Uncovered in Ukraine

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