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RE: Nomads from the Steppe Defeat Darius the Great: The Scythians
An interesting snippet of history.
A question about the horses: were they buried for the same reason that let's say a pet is killed and buried with its master to accompany him in the afterlife? It seems very wasteful to bury so many horses if they were in their prime.
Thanks! I found it interesting--a month ago I'd never heard of Scythia. When I researched the history of the Steppe, I became fascinated with early Steppe cultures and how closely successive cultures resembled each other. As for the horses--yep, they were sacrificed. Here's one link, but I came across many others that described this ritual.
Good question. I was going to ask about tho as well.