book chapter

Greeks, Celts, Scyths and Persians: c. 7th - early 4th centuries BC

Thracians • London • Published In 1981 • Pages: 88-103

By: Hoddinott, R. F. (Ralph F.).

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document

This document discusses the interactions between the Greeks, Celts, Scyths, and Persians and their migrations, invasions, and trade. Also covered are artwork on items used for armament such as quiver ornaments, helmets, and bridle equipment, and cemetery artifacts. Much information is based on the early historians Herodotus and Strabo. Only the data that pertain to the East-Central European Iron Age, which ends at the Dniester River mouth in Romania, were indexed for OCM (Outline of Cultural Materials) codes. This means data on the Greeks and the Scythians, until they migrated to Moldova, Romania, or Bulgaria, were also excluded from the indexed data. The author considers Agathyrsi to have been Thracians.

SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF

Internal migration

External migration

History

Acculturation and culture contact

External trade

Visual arts

External relations

Uniform and accouterment

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

book chapter

Evaluation

Creator TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.

Archaeologist

Historian

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

700-350 BC

Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)

Bulgaria, Hungary; Moldova; Romania; Serbia; Slovakia; Ukraine; Turkey; Slovenia;

NotesAdditional notes

R. F. Hoddinott

This document discusses the interactions between the Greeks, Celts, Scyths, and Persians and their migrations, invasions, and trade. Also covered are artwork on items used for armament such as quiver ornaments, helmets, and bridle equipment, and cemetery artifacts. Much information is based on the early historians Herodotos and Strabo. Only the data that pertain to the East-Central European Iron Age, which ends at the Dniester River mouth in Romania, were indexed for OCM (Outline of Cultural Materials) codes. This means data on the Greeks and the Scythians, until they migrated to Moldova, Romania, or Bulgaria, were also excluded from the indexed data. The author considers Agathyrsi to have been Thracians.

LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number

80051906

LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings

Thracians

Europe, Eastern--Antiquities