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Thracians, Scythians, and Dacians: 800 BC - AD 300
oxford illustrated prehistory of europe • New York • Published In 1994 • Pages: 373-410
By: Taylor, Timothy.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document examines the history of the Thracians, Dacians, and Scythians from 800 BC to 300 AD and the interactions they had. The author details the cultural contacts through trade and warfare, in particular. The Thracians and Scythians elites or royalty also intermarried and many of their customs were similar. All three groups were also changed by their interactions with the Greeks and Romans. Only the data that pertain to the groups when they were west of Moldova and before 1 BC or 2000 BP were indexed for Outline of Cultural Materials.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Identification
- Location
- Comparative evidence
- History
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Cultural participation
- Metallurgy
- Nonferrous metal industries
- External trade
- Visual arts
- Status, role, and prestige
- External relations
- Burial practices and funerals
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- East-Central European Iron Age
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Europe
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Southeastern Europe
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Sarah Berry; 2023
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- Not Applicable
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 800 BC-300 AD
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Bulgaria; Georgia; Hungary; Moldova; Romania; Russia; Serbia; Slovakia; Turkey; Ukraine
- NotesAdditional notes
- Timothy Taylor
- This document examines the history of the Thracians, Dacians, and Scythians from 800 BC to 300 AD and the interactions they had. The author details the cultural contacts through trade and warfare, in particular. The Thracians and Scythians elites or royalty also intermarried and many of their customs were similar. All three groups were also changed by their interactions with the Greeks and Romans. Only the data that pertain to the groups when they were west of Moldova and before 1 BC or 2000 BP were indexed for Outline of Cultural Materials.
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 93049342
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- East-Central European Iron Age