Category: Prehistory

China, History, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Prehistory, Russia

Ancient Kyrgyz

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The Ancient Kyrgyz, also known as the Yensei Kyrgyz or the Khyagas (Khakas), were an ancient Turkic people who dwelled along the upper Yenisei River in the southern portion of the Minusinsk Depression  in South Siberia from the 3rd century BCE to the 13th century CE. The heart of their homeland was the forested Tannu-Ola mountain range (known in ancient… Continue reading Ancient Kyrgyz

Excursion, Fergana Valley, History, Horse Back, Prehistory, Uzbekistan

Scythians

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The Scythians were a group of Iranian people,[known as the Eurasian nomads, who inhabited the western and central Eurasian steppes from about the 9th century BC until about the 1st century BC.  Scythia was the Greek term for the grasslands north and east of the Black Sea.  Scythian art is distinctive. The best-known account of the Scythians is in Book IV of the Histories of Herodotus. The Scythians… Continue reading Scythians