book chapter

The Indo-European migrations

Royal hordes : nomad peoples of the steppesNew YorkPublished In 1965 • Pages: 39-53, 132-135

By: Phillips, Eustace Dockray.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Phillips briefly describes some of the material culture, early migrations, and origins of some of the early nomads. Also discussed is evidence of early riding. Phillips provides a map of the Eurasian steppe from the Caucasus Mountains to China with the locations of some of the major cultures during the time of the Scythians.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Identification
Comparative evidence
Historical reconstruction
Animal transport
Visual arts
traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Early Nomad
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2002
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 chapter
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 ; 2000
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
2900 BP - 2600 BP (900 B.C. - 600 B.C.)
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Early Nomads; Eurasian Steppe; Kazakstan, Mongolia, and Russia
NotesAdditional notes
[by] E. D. Phillips
Includes bibliographical references (p. 132-135)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
65019414
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Asia, Central--Antiquities