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The Scythian-Sarmatian tradition dates from 4000 to 1700 BP (2000 BC - AD 300) in the steppes north of the Black Sea from the Don River to east of the Urals, and points further east. The Scythian-Sarmations were nomadic pastoralists who bred cattle, sheep, goats and horses. Warfare was an important focus of their life. Society was divided into three hereditary classes. The presence of some large burial mounds, or kurgans, with gold jewelry and bronze tools suggest that the nobility had access to great wealth and controlled labor. Trade existed with nearby Greek colonies in the Black Sea region and East Asia.

Die Skythen

Nekotorye Problemy Obshchestvennogo Stroja Skifov

Sot︠s︡ialʹnai︠a︡ istorii︠a︡ skifov

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Author	Title	Publication Date
Grakov, Boris Nikolaevich	Die Skythen	1980
Grantovsky, E. A.	Nekotorye Problemy Obshchestvennogo Stroja Skifov	1980
Khazanov, Anatoly M. (Anatoly Michailovich)	Sot︠s︡ialʹnai︠a︡ istorii︠a︡ skifov	1975
Peregrine, Peter N. (Peter Neal)	Tradition summary	2000
Rice, Tamara Talbot	The Scythians	1957
Rolle, Renate	The world of the Scythians	1989

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