The Scythian period in the northern Black Sea region (750–250 BC)

Marčenko, Konstantin; Vinogradov, Yuri

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“…Firstly, the lost war against the army of Philip II of Macedon partially weakened the Scythian position (Wendelken, 2000). Additionally, constant Sarmatian attacks also might have contributed to the decline of their power and strength (Marčenko & Vinogradov, 1989; Melyoukova, 1995). Moreover, climate changes in the Black Sea region (steppe formation) during the Late Scythian period might have affected the economic stability of Scythian populations (Melyoukova, 1995).…”

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Paleodemographic analysis of age at death for a population of Black Sea Scythians: An exploration by using Bayesian methods

Łukasik

Bijak

Krenz‐Niedbała

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American J Phys Anthropol

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Objectives: Studies of the demography of past populations involving deterministic life tables can be criticized for ignoring the errors of estimation. Bayesian methods offer an alternative, by focusing on the uncertainty of the estimates, although their results are often sensitive to the choice of prior distributions. The aim of this study is to explore a range of Bayesian methods for estimating age at death for a population of nomadic warriors-Scythians from the Black Sea region. Materials and methods: In total, skeletons of 312 individuals (93 children and 219 adults) from Glinoe (Moldova), dated to the 5th-2nd century BCE, were examined. We unified the age categories corresponding to different aging methods, allowing an application of a probabilistic assessment of the age categorization. A hierarchical Bayesian multinomial-Dirichlet-Dirichlet model was applied, with a hypothetical, subjective reference population, a real reference population, and no reference. Results: Stationary-population life expectancy was estimated as 27.7 years (95% CI: 25.1-30.3) for a newborn (e 0), and 16.4 years (14.0-19.0) for 20-year-olds (e 20), although with high uncertainty, and sensitive to the model specification. Slight differences in longevity between different social strata and between the Classical and Late chronological periods were found, although with high estimation errors. A more robust finding, confirming earlier studies, was a high probability of death in young adulthood, which could depend on Scythian lifestyle (conflicts, wars). Discussion: Our study shows a way to overcome some limitations of broad age categorization by using the Bayesian approach with alternative model specifications, allowing to assess the impact of reference populations.

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“…Sarmatian attacks also might have contributed to the decline of their power and strength (Marčenko & Vinogradov, 1989;Melyoukova, 1995).…”

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Paleodemographic analysis of age at death for a population of Black Sea Scythians: An exploration by using Bayesian methods

Łukasik

Bijak

Krenz‐Niedbała

et al. 2020

American J Phys Anthropol

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“…For a representation of a Scythian minstrel playing the lyre see Rolle (1989) 95. 50 Marchenko and Vinogradov (1989) is a valuable early example of this welcome trend, which brought the inauguration (in 1994) of a very relevant new journal, Ancient Civilizations from Scythia to Siberia. 51 See further Rolle (1989) 38-44, 46-5\. recognized already by Peter the Great, who took steps to insure the protection of antiquities and thus laid the foundation of the marvellous collections of the Hermitage.…”

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Brill's Companion to Herodotus

2002

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“…4 However, many questions connected with them are the subject of debate. Currently, in Russian and Ukrainian historiography many problems are being looked at anew and reinterpreted (Murzin 1984;Murzin and Skory 1994;Alekseev 1992;Pogrebova and Raevskii 1992;Andrukh 1995;Marchenko and Vinogradov 1989;Melyukova 1989, 33-80;Olkhovsky 1991;Davis-Kimball et al 1995, 5-82;Chlenova and Martynov in Genito 1994, 499-540 and 643-50;etc. Cf.…”

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Who Built the Scythian and Thracian Royal and Elite Tombs?

Tsetskhladze

1998

Oxford J Archaeology

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To my Bulgarian friends and colleagues.Summary. This paper discusses the complex and controversial problems of Scythian and Thracian royal and élite tombs of the fifth/fourth centuries BC. The similarities beween them are too great to be explained simply as coincidence. Although the inspiration for the type of chamber tomb might have been local, the architecture, painting and many other features show that Ionian Greeks were constructing them for the local élite. This conclusion is strongly supported by the close similarities between these tombs and those of the rulers and élite of the Bosporan Kingdom in the Kerch and Taman Peninsulas of a similar date.

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The Scythian period in the northern Black Sea region (750–250 BC)

Cited by 67 publications

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Paleodemographic analysis of age at death for a population of Black Sea Scythians: An exploration by using Bayesian methods

Paleodemographic analysis of age at death for a population of Black Sea Scythians: An exploration by using Bayesian methods

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Who Built the Scythian and Thracian Royal and Elite Tombs?

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