Book
The Scythians
F. A. Praeger • New York • Published In 1957 • Pages: 255
By: Rice, Tamara Talbot.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This book is essentially an ethnographic reconstruction of Scythian life based partially on the writings of early authors (e.g., Herodotus), and partially on the analysis of the archaeological remains found at various sites and tombs in southern Russia. Although Rice presents information on the historical background of the Scythians and on the people themselves (clothing styles, physical appearance, use of the horse, and other material goods), the main focus of the work seems to be on the analysis of the artifacts from the tombs of the region, with particular emphasis on art styles. A concluding chapter describes the effects of the Scythian legacy on the development of later cultures in the region (e.g., Slavs, Sarmatians, etc.).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- History and culture change
- Domesticated animals
- Normal garb
- Animal transport
- Visual arts
- Burial practices and funerals
- Special burial practices and funerals
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Scythian-Sarmatian
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 1999
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Asia
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Central Asia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- 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
- John Beierle; 1999
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 2700 BP-2300 BP (700 B.C.-300 B.C.)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Steppes north of the Black Sea, Russia
- NotesAdditional notes
- Tamara Talbot Rice
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-208) and index
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 57008255
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Scythians