Human and animal skin identified by palaeoproteomics in Scythian leather objects from Ukraine. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2023 Leather was one of the most important materials of nomadic Scythians, used for clothing, shoes, and quivers, amongst other objects. However, our knowledge regarding the specific animal species used in Scythian leather production remains limited.
Luise Ørsted Brandt +4 more
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Paleo-proteomic analysis of Iron Age dental calculus provides direct evidence of Scythian reliance on ruminant dairy. [PDF]
PLoS ONEThe Scythians, often described as mounted horse-back warriors of the Iron Age steppe with lavish burial goods, have attracted increasing scientific interest over the past years. Recent genetic and multi-isotopic studies have uncovered that the 'Scythians'
Jaruschka Pecnik +12 more
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A Critique and Review on the Book Scythians Warriors of Ancient Siberia [PDF]
پژوهشنامۀ انتقادی متون و برنامههای علوم انسانی, 2021 The Scythians tribes were one of the nomadic tribes inhabiting large areas in the central Eurasian steppes from about the 9th century BC up until the 4th century AD.
Shahin Aryamanesh, Sorour Khorashadi
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Herodotus’ stories about Anacharsis and Scyles: Scythians and xeinika nomaia (Hdt. IV.76–80) [PDF]
Античный мир и археология, 2023 Herodotus’ logos about Scythians and ξεινικὰ νόμαια – amusing and ominous, as is typical of him, yet insightful – consists of two stories about the sad lots of Anacharsis ...
Sinitsyn, Alexandr Alexandrovich
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“Ethnicity” of the Scythians: Problems in the Aspects of Ontology and Gnoseology [PDF]
Гуманитарный вектор, 2022 The work is devoted to the problem of the archaeological definition of the ethnos in connection with the range of questions of the genesis of the Scythians and their anthropological composition in connection with the eastern migration impulses.
Lubomir S. Dobrovolskiy1 +2 more
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The hoard from the Stroentsy fortified settlement on the left bank of the Middle Dniester [PDF]
Материалы по археологии и истории античного и средневекового Причерноморья, 2022 In 2018, an Early Iron Age hoard was discovered in the expanse of fortified settlement near Stroentsy in Rybnitsa district. The hoard consisted of at least eight objects of bronze and silver, with personal ornaments (three bracelets, paired earrings, and
Fidelski, S.A.
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Axes in the Funerary Ceremonies of the Northern Pontic Scythians
Arts, 2023 Axes were rare among the Scythians but are occasionally found in Scythian kurgans. Like other weapons, axes had practical as well as social and religious roles.
Marina Daragan, Sergei Polin
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Torques from the 3rd century BCE Scythian graves in the North-West Black Sea region [PDF]
Материалы по археологии и истории античного и средневекового Причерноморья, 2022 One representative of these personal ornaments was found in a catacomb grave on the left bank of the Lower Danube, the other two were recovered in graves on the left bank of the Lower Dniester.
O.A. Zakordonets
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Predators and Prey: Cosmological Perspectivism in Scythian Animal Style Art
Arts, 2022 The Scythians, nomads who roamed between the Pontic steppe and the Altai mountains throughout the 7th to 3rd centuries BC, are well known for their iconic animal style art.
Benjamin Sharkey
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Ideology behind the Naming: On the Origin of Basil II’s Appellation ‘Scythicus’
Studia Ceranea, 2022 The paper examines the terminology used by the Byzantine authors of the 10th and 11th century as regards the Samuel’s State, which was largely shaped by the Byzantine ideology and momentary aim of the political propaganda.
Mitko B. Panov
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