Gatherings of the tribes featured the anda (blood-oath) ceremony and the custom of drinking blood. As for women warriors (the source of the Amazon legend?), female skeletons buried with weapons in Sarmatian kurgans provide the evidence.
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Frequently asked questions
- What was Scythian Social Structure?
- Scythian society was divided into patriarchal clans, the Royal Scythians being the noblest and uppermost.
- When did Scythian Social Structure happen?
- 600 BCE
- Where did Scythian Social Structure take place?
- Karadeniz Bozkırı