Sacrificing horses and placing them in graves are standard elements of Scythian funerary
practices and recent archaeological projects in Mongolia provide additional evidence of this …

In 2012, an undisturbed grave was discovered in the Taksai-1 kurgan cemetery in western
Kazakhstan. It belonged to a woman who is popularly referred to as altun hanum ('golden …

The unusual antenna design of the pommels of the akinakai drew the attention of
researchers of Scythian blade weaponry relatively early. They appear in the second half of …

Figure 1. Marketing poster advertising the exhibition, Waterloo station, 19th September
2017.......................................................... 2 Figure 2. Gold, watercolours and engravings …

Equestrian equipment during the Hun-Sarmatian period was extremely diverse. Scythian-
type pad saddles maintained their popularity until the 2nd century but new types of soft …