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Barry Cunlife - The Scythians

World of the Scythians.

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contents

1 Discovering the Scythians 1

2 The Scythians as Others saw Them 29

3 Landscapes with People 61

4 Enter the Predatory Nomads 85

5 The Rise of the Pontic Steppe Scythians: 700–200 BC 111

6 Crossing the Carpathians 147

7 Scythians in Central Asia: 700–200 BC 169

8 Bodies Clothed in Skins 199

9 Bending the Bow 229

10 Of Gods, Beliefs, and Art 265

11 The Way of Death 291

12 Scythians in the Longue Durée 311

Gallery of Objects 329

Timeline 353

Kings and Dynasties 357

Further Reading 359

Illustration Sources 385

Index 391

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