Scythian Iron Age

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The Scythian Iron Age was a historical period marked by the dominance of nomadic Scythian cultures across the Eurasian steppe, characterized by horse-based warfare, rich kurgan burials, and distinctive animal-style art.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological culture complex ⓘ
historical period ⓘ
associatedWith Scythians ⓘ
documentedBy Herodotus ⓘ
endTime circa 3rd century BCE ⓘ
follows Late Bronze Age ⓘ
hasArtStyle Scythian animal style ⓘ
linked to: Pazyryk culture
hasBurialPractice chamber graves within kurgans ⓘ
human and horse sacrifices in elite graves ⓘ
mummification in some Siberian sites ⓘ
hasBurialType kurgan tumuli ⓘ
hasCharacteristic animal-style art ⓘ
elaborate gold ornaments ⓘ
felt and textile production ⓘ
horse-based warfare ⓘ
kurgan burial mounds ⓘ
mounted archery ⓘ
nomadic pastoralism ⓘ
rich grave goods ⓘ
use of akinakes short swords ⓘ
use of battle-axes ⓘ
use of composite bows ⓘ
use of horse harness decorations ⓘ
use of iron weapons ⓘ
use of scale armor ⓘ
hasConflictWith Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
Greek colonies on the Black Sea ⓘ
hasCulture Pazyryk culture ⓘ
Pontic Scythian culture ⓘ
linked to: Pontic Scythian

Saka culture ⓘ
linked to: Saka

Sarmatian-related groups ⓘ
Tagar culture ⓘ
hasEconomy limited agriculture in some regions ⓘ
mobile pastoralism of horses, sheep, and cattle ⓘ
hasImportantSite Arzhan kurgans ⓘ
Chertomlyk kurgan ⓘ
Issyk kurgan ⓘ
Kelermes kurgans ⓘ
linked to: Arzhan kurgans

Pazyryk kurgans ⓘ
Solokha kurgan ⓘ
Tovsta Mohyla ⓘ
hasLanguageFamily Iranian languages ⓘ
hasMainRegion Eurasian steppe ⓘ
linked to: Eurasian Steppe
hasRegion Altai region ⓘ
linked to: Altai Republic

Central Asian steppe ⓘ
linked to: Eurasian Steppe

North Caucasus ⓘ
Pontic–Caspian steppe ⓘ
Siberian steppe ⓘ
hasReligion polytheistic steppe beliefs ⓘ
hasSuccessor Late Scythian cultures in Crimea ⓘ
Sarmatian Iron Age ⓘ
hasTechnology advanced horse tack ⓘ
felt-making techniques ⓘ
iron metallurgy ⓘ
influenced Achaemenid Persian military practices ⓘ
Greek depictions of barbarians ⓘ
influencedBy earlier steppe Bronze Age cultures ⓘ
partOf Iron Age ⓘ
startTime circa 9th century BCE ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ukok Plateau → archaeologicalPeriod → Scythian Iron Age ⓘ
Andronovo culture → precedes → Scythian cultures ⓘ
linked to: Scythian Iron Age
Pazyryk culture → partOf → Scythian world ⓘ
linked to: Scythian Iron Age
Pazyryk culture → artStyle → Scythian animal style ⓘ
linked to: Scythian Iron Age
Scythians → archaeologicalCulture → Scythian culture of the Pontic steppe ⓘ
linked to: Scythian Iron Age
Berel burial ground → timePeriod → Scythian period ⓘ
linked to: Scythian Iron Age