“The Amazons are common Scythian phenomenon and during the last decade our expedition has discovered approximately 11 burials of young armed women,” said Valerii Guliaev, head of the expedition.

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The boot was remarkably well-preserved due to the permafrost in the Altai region. Credit: State Hermitage Museum The discovery of a Scythian boot in the Altai Mountains, a region spanning parts of ...