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["SISU!" <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>]

Yeah, I read all the Wikipedia stuff.....that's what intrigued me.
Apparently, these Scythians got around, mixed things up....some were
agricultural, some were nomadic....some were mercs,(like maybe those who
lived with the Huns) and I just read that perhaps the Greek 'legend' of
the Amazon women warriors has it's roots in Scythia, where women often
fought alongside men-after all, the Scythians were excellent
archers...the mummy that was found in Mongolia is interesting, too.
Here's a link to that one if anyone else is as interested in this as I am...
http://physorg.com/news75656360.html
My brother in law, a monk in the Georgian orthodox church, is always
telling me about the ancient peoples of the Caucasus and to me it is
just fascinating.  In school, they mention some groups of people, but
for some unknown reason, large groups of ancient civilizations are
excluded...I don't even remember learning about the Thracians or the
Scythians....but I do recall the Huns, the Aryans, the Mongols, etc.

Bev


Bill Jones wrote:

> SISU! wrote:
>
>
> > Hi Don, being a student of history, you came to mind first, but
> > this question goes out to anyone, really. James, you might could
> > help on this, too.  I know James and I have had several
> > conversations about ancient history offlist. I am interested in
> > reading more about the history of the Scythians, how they were
> > related to various peoples over time, etc.  I saw a news article
> > today about a blonde scythian warrior mummy that was found and that
> > led me to a Wikipedia article, and now I am fascinated by these 
> > peoples who could actually be part of my own ancestry.  Can you 
> > recommend a book that recounts Scythian history, one that would
> > give a general overview of their culture, migrations, habits and
> > languages?  I don't want to get too bogged down in the
> > archeological aspect, just something more in depth than the brief
> > article on Wiki. It is my personal belief that the more we know
> > about how ancient peoples lived, the better we can come to
> > preparing for the future, and many times, it relates to the olde
> > know thy own history approach to survival.
> >
> >
> > Bev
>
> Spencer Wells wrote something about this.  Apparently they were the 
> original Indo-Europeans, previously known only from their languages,
>  spread via horse from Wales to Assam.  Mostly it was their culture
> that spread, since most speakers of these languages don't possess
> Scythian y-chromosomal genes today.   But in Northern India the same
> gene is found.  Here's a fun link:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indo-Scythians
>
> Bill
>
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