These ancient nomads made human leather out of their enemies. 2,400 years ago, a Greek historian described how the fearsome Scythians fashioned items from the skins of those they defeated.

Scythian, an Irish folk band headlined by two Catholic brothers, wants to help you “rediscover the original beauty” of Christmas music through their new album, “Christmas Out at Sea.” ...

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Re-evaluating Scythian lifeways: Isotopic analysis of diet and mobility in Iron Age Ukraine. PLOS ONE , 2021; 16 (3): e0245996 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0245996 Cite This Page : ...

The Scythians, pastoral nomads who roamed the Central Eurasian steppe zone from around the eighth century B.C., are traditionally dismissed as uncouth predators whose legacy was negative ...

The Scythians, skilled horsemen and nomadic conquerors, built a feared empire in the vast Eurasian steppe between the 9th and 3rd centuries B.C. All that remains are their graves: the Kourganes ...

Two of the Scythian warrior women unearthed in Russia. One woman was found in the "horsemen" burial position -- intended to make it look like she was on horseback well beyond death.

Chronicle/Cory MorseJosef Crosby, left, and Alexander Fedoryka of Scythian perform during the Michigan Irish Music Festival at Heritage Landing Friday. Enlarge photo A mild evening under a ...