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Climate change and the expansion of the Scythian culture after 850 BC: a hypothesis [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Archaeological Science, 2004
in south-central Siberia archaeological evidence suggests an acceleration of cultural development and an increase in the density of nomadic populations around 850 BC. We hypothesize a relationship with an abrupt climatic shift towards increased humidity caused by a decline of solar activity.
Marianna Kulkova, B Van Geel
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The Sun, Climate Change and the Expansion of the Scythian Culture After 850 BC [PDF]

open access: yesNATO Science Series Series IV, Earth and Environmental Sciences, 2004
The climate shift towards wetter conditions at the transition from Subboreal to Subatlantic in NW-Europe (ca 850 cal. yrs BC; caused by a decline of solar activity), is also evident in South Siberia. Areas that initially were hostile semi-deserts changed into attractive steppe landscapes with a high biomass production, and therefore high carrying ...
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Scythianism in Early Twentieth-century Russian Culture and the Scythian Theme in Russian Futurism

Art in Translation, 2016
AbstractThis article considers the Scythian myth in Russian culture in the early twentieth century. The author explores the role of Scythian motifs in Symbolist poetry and its links to occult thought. The article also shows how Scythianism played an important role in the development of Russian Futurist poetry and aesthetics.
Ekaterina Bobrinskaya, Arch Tait
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Long Knives of the Scythian Culture: Tool or Weapon?

Ancient Civilizations from Scythia to Siberia, 2023
Abstract The article examines Scythian long knives that are similar in length to double-edged daggers. Critically analysing the hypothesis which interprets these items as weapons, it shows that the difference between a fighting knife and utilitarian knife consists not in their measurements, but in their constructive features. In particular, long knives
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Toward the Question of the Scythian Affiliation of the Cherniakhov Culture

Soviet Anthropology and Archeology, 1962
(1962). Toward the Question of the Scythian Affiliation of the Cherniakhov Culture. Soviet Anthropology and Archeology: Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 17-24.
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On the Question of the Origin of the Middle Don Culture of the Scythian Time

Anthropology & Archeology of Eurasia, 1999
L'A traite de la question des sources de la culture du Middle Don en Europe de l'Est (VIe-IIIe s. av. J.-C.). L'etude du materiel, principalement ceramique, decouvert sur divers sites fortifies de la region (Pekshevo, Maritsa, Liubotin...) est utilisee par l'A dans l'objectif d'infirmer l'hypothese soutenue par P.D.
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The Material Culture in Azerbaijan During the Scythian Campaigns - a New Interpretation of Herodotus

Altorientalische Forschungen, 1997
En essayant de comprendre les mouvements des Scythes traversant le Caucase pour atteindre le Proche-Orient, une importance considerable a ete attribuee a l'Azerbaidjan en tant que lieu de passage, mais on a omis de preter attention a la culture materielle de cette region. A partir des textes d'Herodote, l'auteur tente de determiner une autre route pour
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