"Scythians is a name given them by the Greeks": An analysis of six barrow burials on the West Eurasian Steppe

by Soren Skriver Tillisch

This book examines a selection of barrow burials of the West Eurasian steppe, considering their meaning in the spatial and cultural sense and discussing the interpretation of their ethnic markers. The finds at Kelermes illustrate the early period (7th-6th Century BC), with reference to the finds at Litoj and Witaszkowo (Vettersfelde). Kul-Oba has been chosen for its geographical position very near the Greek poleis, on the assumption that this has...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1407302086
• ISBN13: 9781407302089
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: British Archaeological Reports Oxford Ltd
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.2" x 11.6"