Scientists Unearth Ancient Royal Tomb Harboring Remains of 18 Horses, Sheds Light on Scythian Funeral Ritual Researchers ...
SCIENTISTS have found an ancient royal tomb from 2,800 years ago filled with the remains of decayed horses. The site was found in Siberia and unearthed 18 horses found ritualistically sacrificed ...
A magnificent sculpted golden comb made by a Greek sculptor is one of the great treasures of the Hermitage Museum ...
The ancient Greeks dismissed their neighbors to the west as “mare milkers” and drunks, and the Scythians’ nomadic lifestyle must have seemed strange and threatening in contrast to their own ...
They were exceptional horsemen and warriors, and feared adversaries of the ancient Greeks, Assyrians, and Persians between 900 and 200BC. While the Scythians are known to have migrated from ...
including the ancient Greeks, Persians, Romans and Chinese. They had a reputation for ferocity in battle and were masters of hit-and-run battle tactics. The Scythians were famous for their ...