A magnificent sculpted golden comb made by a Greek sculptor is one of the great treasures of the Hermitage Museum ...

SCIENTISTS have found an ancient royal tomb from 2,800 years ago filled with the remains of decayed horses. The site was found in Siberia and unearthed 18 horses found ritualistically sacrificed ...

From about 900 to 100 B.C., nomadic tribes dominated the steppes and grasslands ... archaeologists refer to the members of this interconnected world as Scythians, a name used by the Greek ...

The ancient Greeks of India ruled a large kingdom in South Asia until the Scythian nomads, called Sakas, fought against them.

According to the fifth-century B.C. Greek historian Herodotus, the Scythians originally inhabited Asia but were pushed west by a hostile tribe. In a different story, Herodotus tells how the ...