Swords and Daggers of the Scythian Forest-Steppe
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Author | : Oleksandr Shelekhan |
Publisher | : British Archaeological Reports (Oxford) Limited |
Total Pages | : 308 |
Release | : 2020 |
ISBN-10 | : UGA:32108058894364 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (64 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Swords and Daggers of the Scythian Forest-Steppe by : Oleksandr Shelekhan
Book excerpt: This monograph is devoted to Scythian bladed weaponary in the area of the settled tribes of the North-Pontic Forest-Steppe. The author examines a variety of swords and daggers and studies their dissemination. The author proposes that they were in use mainly by the nomad elite who dominated over indigenous farmer tribes.