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STEPPES
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54
JETTMAR
and
white
illustrations
in
full
color
141
illustrations
in
black
The
fabulous
golden
treasures
from
the
ancient
burial-grounds
of
southern
Russia
and
Siberia
have
captivated
man's
imagination
since
they
were
discovered
early
in
the
eighteenth
Today
we
know
that
they
were
the
work
of
Scythians,
Sarma-
tians
and
other
peoples
who
roamed
century.
the
steppes
between
the
sixth
century
B.
C.
of
these
tribes
and
the early
Christian
Era.
Some
were
mentioned
by
the
Greek
historian
Herodotus.
Recent
excavations,
especially
those
carried
out
by
Soviet
archeologists
since
1945,
have
greatly
enlarged
our
knowledge
of
these
peoples
-
of
their
way
of
life,
and,
above
all,
of
their
rich
art
in
"animal
style."
Graves
buried
for
thousands
of
years
beneath
the
ice
of
the
Altai
Mountains
have
at
last
re-
vealed
their
secrets,
and
the
material
they
have
yielded
can
compare
with
the
rich
Imperial
collections
in
the
Hermi-
tage
Museum
light
has
at
Leningrad.
New
been
thrown
upon
the
fruitful
contacts
between
these
fierce
nomadic
horsemen
and
neighboring
settled
peoples:
Chinese
in
the
east,
Per-
sians
in
the
south,
Greeks
in
the
west.
Professor
Jettmar's
scholarly yet
lively
narrative
leads
us
in
the
footsteps
of
the
robbers
who
looted
these
graves
and
of
the
first
scientific
explorers.
He
describes
closely
the
works
they
found
jewelry
in
gold
and
bronze,
precious
weapons,
and
horses'
harness;
and
he
puts
forward
some
intriguing
ideas
about
the
significance
of
this
art
for
later
developments
in
eastern
Eu-
rope
and
Asia.
silks,
CROWN
PUBLISHERS,
INC.
NEW YORK
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OF
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EUROPEAN
CULTURES
THE
HISTORICAL,
SOCIOLOGICAL
AND
RELIGIOUS
BACKGROUNDS

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