A Chronology of the Scythian Antiquities of Eurasia Based on New Archaeological and <sup>14</sup>C Data

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Authors

Andrey Yu. Alekseev · State Hermitage Museum

N.A. Bokovenko · Institute of History of Material Culture

YU. V. BOLTRIK · National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

K. Chugunov · Likhatchev Russian Research Institute for Cultural and Natural Heritage

Gordon Cook · Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre

V. A. Dergachev · Russian Academy of Sciences

N. N. Kovalyukh

Abstract

The paper is compares the chronology of the monuments of the Scythian epoch located in the east and west of the Eurasian steppe zone on the basis of both archaeological and radiocarbon data. The lists of 14 C dates for the monuments located in different parts of Eurasia are presented according to the periods of their existence. Generally, the 14 C dates are confirmed the archaeological point of view and allow us to compare the chronological position of the European and Asian Scythian monuments on the united 14 C time scale.

Topics & Keywords

Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies Historical and Archaeological Studies Archaeology and ancient environmental studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Sustainable cities and communities

Publication Details

Published in: Radiocarbon

Volume 43, Issue 2B, pp. 1085-1107

DOI: 10.1017/s0033822200041746

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