Scythians’ Internal Conflicts

Daragan Marina N.

The author considers the problem of Scythians’ internal conflicts. Analysing both written evidence and the archaeological material, she lists North Pontic Scythian graves with arguably “war” traumas of the buried men, as well as the cases when Scythian ritual stone sculptures were replaced or reused or when graves were plundered by fellow tribesmen.

Keywords: Scythians, traumas, wounds, arrowheads, internal conflicts, pastureland
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