The site resembles the Scythian burials described by Herodotus, including the "phantom horsemen"—vertically installed figures of people and horses sacrificed at the top of the Scythian king's mound.

The Scythians, pastoral nomads who roamed the Central Eurasian steppe zone from around the eighth century B.C., are traditionally dismissed as uncouth predators whose legacy was negative ...

The team was fortunate to find evidence of Scythian culture, including horse gear, weapons, and artifacts depicting animals, as very few monuments similar to Tunnug 1 are known and they’ve been ...

These ancient nomads made human leather out of their enemies. 2,400 years ago, a Greek historian described how the fearsome Scythians fashioned items from the skins of those they defeated.

Tomyris and the Scythians fill a similar role to the Mongols in previous Civ games, ... With new Like a Dragon and Monster Hunter games on the horizon, plus a few new IPs, ...

A new study published in <i>Science Advances</i> analyzes genome-wide data for 111 ancient individuals spanning the Central Asian Steppe from the first millennia BCE and CE. The results reveal new ...

The Scythians are best known as nomadic warriors whose horse-centered culture flourished from around 900 to 200 b.c. across the Eurasian Steppe and into Eastern Europe.