“Scythians is a name given them by the Greeks”: An analysis of six barrow burials on the West Eurasian Steppe: An analysis of six barrow burials on the West Eurasian Steppe

An analysis of six barrow burials on the West Eurasian Steppe Front Cover Title Page Copyright List of Contents Preface 1. Setting the Stage 2. Previous Research: 'Life is Lived Forward, But Understood Backwards' 3. An Analysis of Six Contexts 3.1 The Kelermes Burial Complex 3.2 Kul-Oba 3.3 Solokha 3.4 Ordzonikidze ('Tolstaya Mogila') 3.5 Certomlyk (Cortomlyk, Tolstaya Mogila) 3.6 Alexandropol (Lugovaya Mogila) 3.7 A Comparative Survey 4. The Archaeological-Historical Background 5. A Synthesis of the Evidence Bibliography Figures This detailed study compares the results of previously published excavations in what is termed the North Pontic region (Southern Russia and the Ukraine). It explores the question of whether a 'Scythian' ethnic grouping can be identified and its culture defined. It also examines issues of Greek colonization and asks what is actually meant when objects are identified as being in a 'Greek style'. Søren Skriver Tillisch. Revised Version Of The Author's Thesis (mphil). Includes Bibliographical References (p. 109-118).