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SCYTHIANS

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Ivantchik A.

SCYTHIANS, a nomadic people of Iranian origin who flourished in the steppe lands north of the Black Sea during the 7th-4th centuries BCE.

This entry is divided into the following sections: i. History. ii. Archeology. iii. Spiritual culture, religion, and art.
iv. Bibliography.

 

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Encyclopædia Iranica
[б.и.], 2018.
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