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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Scythian Iron Age canonical 1
Scythian animal style 1
Scythian cultures 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological culture complex ⓘ
historical period ⓘ
associatedWith Scythians NERFINISHED ⓘ
documentedBy Herodotus NERFINISHED ⓘ
endTime circa 3rd century BCE ⓘ
follows Late Bronze Age ⓘ
hasArtStyle Scythian animal style NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Greek colonies on the Black Sea ⓘ
hasCulture Pazyryk culture NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pontic Scythian culture NERFINISHED ⓘ
Saka culture NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sarmatian-related groups ⓘ
Tagar culture NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasEconomy limited agriculture in some regions ⓘ
mobile pastoralism of horses, sheep, and cattle ⓘ
hasImportantSite Arzhan kurgans NERFINISHED ⓘ
Chertomlyk kurgan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Issyk kurgan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kelermes kurgans NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pazyryk kurgans NERFINISHED ⓘ
Solokha kurgan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tovsta Mohyla NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasLanguageFamily Iranian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMainRegion Eurasian steppe NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasRegion Altai region NERFINISHED ⓘ
Central Asian steppe NERFINISHED ⓘ
North Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pontic–Caspian steppe NERFINISHED ⓘ
Siberian steppe NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 (4)

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

Ukok Plateau → archaeologicalPeriod → Scythian Iron Age ⓘ
Andronovo culture → precedes → Scythian Iron Age ⓘ
this entity surface form: Scythian cultures
Pazyryk culture → partOf → Scythian Iron Age ⓘ
this entity surface form: Scythian world
Pazyryk culture → artStyle → Scythian Iron Age ⓘ
this entity surface form: Scythian animal style