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Scythian on horseback: A 2,400-year-old gold sculpture of a warrior heading into battle
What it is: A gold plaque depicting a Scythian riding a horse Where it is from: The Black Sea region in what is now Turkey When it was made: Around 400 to 350 B.C. Related: Cave of Swimmers: 9,000 ...
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Study Reveals That Scythian Warriors Likely Carried Leather Quivers Made From The Skin Of Their Enemies
In his famous Histories, ancient Greek historian Herodotus wrote about the Scythians, a nomadic group ... the heads of all whom he has slain in the battle to his king; for if he brings a head ...