Scythian culture
The Scythian culture was an Iron Age archaeological culture which flourished on the Pontic-Caspian steppe in Eastern Europe from about 700 BC to 200 AD. It is associated with the Scythians, Cimmerians, and other peoples inhabiting the region of Scythia, and was part of the wider Scytho-Siberian world.
| Horizon | Scytho-Siberian world |
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| Geographical range | Pontic–Caspian steppe |
| Period | Iron Age |
| Dates | c. 700 BC – c. 250 AD |
| Preceded by | Babadag culture, Basarabi culture, Gáva-Holigrady culture, Kizil-Koba culture, Kobyakovo culture, Novocherkassk culture, Șoldănești culture, Zhabotin culture |
| Followed by | Chernyakhov culture, Poienești-Lukaševka culture Sarmatian culture, Zarubintsy culture |
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