Weapons of long distance combat in the arsenal of Scythian female warriors

Olena Fialko

doi:10.23858/SA/74.2022.2.2970

Published: 2022-12-30

Vol. 74 No. 2 (2022)

Weapons of long distance combat in the arsenal of Scythian female warriors

Olena Fialko

Sprawozdania Archeologiczne

Section: Articles

https://doi.org/10.23858/SA/74.2022.2.2970

Abstract

Archaeological finds, supported by data from the literary tradition, indicate that women were presented among the Scythian army. 303 burials of Amazons have been recorded on the territory of European Scythia. A characteristic feature of their burials is the mandatory presence of weapons in the accompaniment sets. In the graves of the Amazons there are almost all types of attack weapons, dominated by the items of long-distance combat. The weapons of the female warriors completely corresponded to those in the arsenal of the Scythian army.

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female warriors, Amazons, weapons of long-distance combat, European Scythia

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Fialko, O. (2022). Weapons of long distance combat in the arsenal of Scythian female warriors . Sprawozdania Archeologiczne, 74(2), 75–91. https://doi.org/10.23858/SA/74.2022.2.2970

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