History/Research: The Peoples of the Steppe

[ahowl11]

Here we will conduct research for the Steppe cultures. xeofox will be in charge of this thread.

[xeofox]

Hello comrades!
Grateful to you for what I in your team .
My name is Mikhail. I come from Kazakhstan. I'm 30 years old. More than 12 years working researcher at the Institute of Archaeology of the Republic Kazakhstan. initial specialization in historical geography. Next time i was the methodist new technologies in archeology. Have scientific articles on various monuments as well as GIS and 3D technology. Worked on the excavation of various monuments of antiquity and the Middle Ages. Also worked with UNESCO grant. Kazakhstan, in Pakistan has worked with the monuments of the Bronze Age, in Maldavia - cucuteni culture, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia. Familiar with the culture Massagetae, Wusuns, Mongol, and Timurids. Not much knowledge and little experience in the Sarmatian and Huns monuments. Good knowledge with the geography - territory of monuments from the Caspian Sea to China.
Ready to help for this project with the Massagets and tribes from Caspian sea until China.

E-mail: xeofox@mail.ru
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My site: savromat.kz

P.S.: Sorry for bad english

[Bercor]

Wow, very impressive. You'll no doubt be a valuable member for the team.

[comrade_general]

Hello comrades!

Hello!

Welcome!

[Cuddly Khan]

The Steppes call me back! If I played this game I know what race I'd be.

[Jubal]

Hi xeofox - I'm a second year history undergrad at Cambridge myself, the more historians the merrier

[xeofox]

Hi everyone! Hi Jubal! I would like to discuss with you about historical sources and modern (archaeologycal) view.
The first is map ...

[xeofox]

It is commonly accepted map Saka tribes. (I apologize for not quite correct translation).

However, archaeological situations - other...

[Mausolos of Caria]

Welcome on here, xeofox, you have a very impressive CV! 

So Arimaspi is actually a proper name for a Saka tribe? I mean, even Herodotus was doubtful about their existence and described them as one-eyed riders who fight with griffins for Gold 

[xeofox]

archaeologists actually do not distinguish between tribes (for us it's good for mod). Apply it on the facts and not the truth). Actually allocated separate arimaspi and tigrahauda (territories with burials). However, traces haomavargi (rare, but ...) are found everywhere. Communities accepted name (archaeologists) name or Saki or Saka tribes or Saka-Massagetan tribes (the point of view of Western Europe). Other data only Unconfirmed historical data!

[xeofox]

HI  Mausolos of Caria! This kind of culture, which is equivalent to the Central Asian scientists Saks (if you honestly I do not much believe it, but I am young to prove that either) 

and I like your knowledge of griffins

[Jubal]

Griffins (or gryphons, which is the spelling I've always preferred for some reason) are pretty awesome

I'm wondering which library round here would be best to look any of this up... the UL probably, but that takes ages to find things in. I can take a look for some English-language papers in journals that might help, though I'll have to give you guys noted summaries rather than sending round the actual paper as journals are very touchy about copyrights.

[Mausolos of Caria]

Hehe okay then, I'm sure you'll do the Saka factions very well.

Yeah I like Herodotus' odd stories  I'm also a historical adviser for this mod and will finish my Masters at an university in Germany this year 

[xeofox]

I would like to offer this (if it is a simple one) option territories. Glad to hear your suggestions and criticism;)

[Jubal]

Which rivers are you using as the upper/lower bound for the Saka-Massagetan region?