Scythians National Museum of the History of Ukraine
Scythians weapon in the National Museum of the History of Ukraine (Kyiv)
On June 21, 1971, archaeologist Borys Mozolevsky uncovered a remarkable find in a burial mound near the Ukrainian village of Ordzhonikidze. Beneath the earth lay a coiled gold pectoral weighing over a kilogram, adorned with intricate scenes of herdsmen, animals, and mythical beasts. This discovery marked a significant moment in the study of the Scythians, a confederation of horse-riding nomads who dominated the Pontic-Caspian steppe from the 7th to the 3rd century BC. The Scythians, first recorded by Assyrian scribes in the seventh century BC, were an Iranian-speaking people known for their horsemanship and composite bows. See our article on the Gold of the Dead: Inside the Royal Kurgans of the Scythians.
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