The Frozen Sarcophagus of a Scythian Warrior Discovered in Mongol Steppes | SLICE | FULL DOCUMENTARY

In the icy steppes of the Mongolian Altai, an archaeological expedition explores the 2,300-year-old tomb of an Eastern Scythian warrior. Their practice of deep burial of the dead, combined with extreme climatic conditions, could uncover the last frozen tombs on the planet and shed light on this little-known branch of Scythian civilization. But time is running out. Global warming is threatening the remains of these European pioneers who conquered the Asian side of the Altai.
The tombs are full of surprises. Attracted by the unusual hustle and bustle, Kazakh nomads set up their summer camp near the excavations. These people are among the last to be cut off from the modern world. Archaeology collaborates with ethnology to reveal disturbing similarities between these two peoples separated by 2,000 years.
Documentary: Le Sarcophage Glacé de Mongolie
Directed by : Cédric Robion
Production: AGAT Films & Cie
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[@SLICEDocumentary]

Hello everybody! Many of you have pointed out several mistakes made by the archaeological team during their excavation. Let's open up the debate! What do you think they should be reproached for, and what alternatives should they have considered instead?

[@Britgirl58]

@SLICEDocumentary I would like to comment, but not as a criticism, but rather as a question. I will preface this question with I have no educated knowledge or experience of archeology. I have watched many documentaries on such things, some much better than others. So my experience is very limited. So my question is, why do I feel as if the finds from these digs were not handled with as much care as I normally observe? Why were all the bones being shoved in a bag that appeared much too small? When the gold covered wood was discovered and the gold was peeling off, it was being held up in windy conditions. Couldn't the gold have just blown away? It also seemed as if they didn't have any boxes to collect the finds. They kept on saying time was of the essence and that they had to wait 4 days for the refrigerated truck, then they were holding things up, leaving wood and bones exposed. Then, finally, when they were finished with the site, all the men started shoveling earth back into the hole. Much of the wood of the tomb was just left laying about and covered willy nilly (to my eyes) with the much and dust. I couldn't help feeling this was a dig to find items worth lots of money and to heck with the rest. Please tell me I am wrong. The second dig - Professor, "I think we should just go on, never mind the snow!" The lid is removed, "Wait wait, we must not let any moisture in! Cover it with a sheet!" Again, I just don't see the care and preparation.

[@user-dk2bm9te3y]

This interesting documentary unfortunately fails to give some important information, to wit, the year of the excavation and the official designation of the site. Also, the "transcript" is full of errors, e.g., the lead archaeologist's name is garbled, and numbers and meters are messed up.

[@bruanlokisson8615]

@@Britgirl58 you did observe correctly, it was more grave robbing than anything else, and what happened afterwards simply confirms that it was for wealth and fame not for knowledge or science.

[@kenar7089]

They originated from there so not a big deal

[@deejannemeiurffnicht1791]

The ancient (ethnic/genetic) Scots of Ireland and Scotland claimed descent from the Scythi. Their Goddess Skytti, or Skatta/Skatha, or scotta (The letters 'a' and 'o' are generally interchangeable in their tongues) was said to be their ancestor, who came from the Scythians. and apparently the name of the isle of skye originates with this legend. where woimen apparently trained warriors in her fashion. So, why wasn't this mentioned instead of the Amazons with regard to the warrior woman? Warrior women were common within some Celtic, Scots, and Pictish women. She apparently bore some relation to, or descent from Egypt's Pharoes.

[@jaymehatfield9540]

It is so wonderful that the music was moderated to be turned down or OFF during lecture. Most youtubers think we need entertainment whilst trying to understand meaningful dialogue. Thankyou thankyou

[@jo-vf8jx]

This is a KZbin channel not a KZbin Content creator. There is a difference, this channel posts documentaries. It does not create its own content.

[@unitor699industries]

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[@bethbartlett5692]

​​@@jo-vf8jx You are more accurate, or it's something like that. 🔹There's a glitch that causes the background music to have a higher volume on countless KZbin Uploads. It is overwhelmingly assumed the Producer made a Production or an edit mistake. I'm surprised KZbin has yet to address and/or resolve the problem. Many of these documentaries with English overlay, experience the same with the original narrative being so loud it interferes with the English Overlay. .

[@SLICEDocumentary]

@jo-vf8jx To be precise, Slice is a KZbin channel run by a company that produces and distributes creative documentaries. So we're both creator and operator ;)

[@Shinobi33]

For a documentary like this you absolutely need background music to set the mood and transport you that world

[@allypally1768]

The Kazakh lady saying "it wouldve sucked if the tomb was empty lol" had me rolling

[@MadMomma-kj9ks]

Now that these tomb raiders emptied it, it does suck.

[@kbpeters4246]

@@MadMomma-kj9ks We learn about different ancient cultures by emptying tombs. Or how else will we learn about these cultures if they leave no written records? Being placed in museums ensures that knowledge is spread to others who can't join these expeditions. They are far safer in a museum than being left to tomb raiders and sold off to faraway places that are secret and private.

[@sTraYa249]

​@@MadMomma-kj9ks It will all rot & that's best in your mindset?

[@allypally1768]

@@MadMomma-kj9ks boohoo

[@allan9603]

@allypally, even funnier had she said " it would be whack if the tomb was empty" 😊😅😂

[@sharonkaczorowski8690]

What beautiful, beautiful country. I’ve always found the Scythians fascinating and their art just exquisite. Sadly, it’s often the only the wealthy we know about in ancient burials. Incredible find and so many wooden artifacts!

[@TheOldKid]

About 20 years ago I started working on my family genealogy. After tracing back 7 generations on my dads side I hit a wall. I would get frustrated and put it down and forget about it. 3 years ago I finally found someone else that had been searching theirs and that we were distant relatives and they were able to fill in what I never expected. My line goes back to this area south to the border area of northern Iran. Its been a while since I've looked at it but maybe someone here will know what im trying to describe. There was an important pass where I think the name was Alani or something. I'm going to have to dig that back out and continue the project or just read. At some point going back of course you lose the father to son connection and turns to tribe, location and movement. That pass was the end of the line for myself and the person that helped me. I would've never guessed i had origins near iran/Persia and asia. Then again we are all connected somewhere down the line

[@noel3422]

So what? We all came from somewhere, where is actually pointless,we are here now nothing else matters.

[@user-rq7el8nh6q]

A whole group of people around 500 BC were called Alens. They were in central Europe

[@jujujudio]

B+ blood type?

[@iriecedricjamaican4075]

​@@jujujudiowhere does the B+ blood type is mostly found?

[@jo-vf8jx]

@@iriecedricjamaican4075 Asia and Africa. But any ethnic group can have it. I’m Caucasian and B positive.

[@Biketunerfy]

I love Mongolian history and culture and I have a lot of respect for them. One of my favourite periods in Mongolian history is the Kublai Khan era when he started to grapple with modernity in the west but respected all faiths - a ruler way ahead of his time. I also love that Marco Polo served in his court for 24 years helping the great Khan understand European culture and trading with Europe. It’s a great read and fascinates me.

[@obxarms7685]

The Scythians were not Asian or Mongols. They were proto-Europeans.

[@allisonshaw9341]

@@obxarms7685 See my reply below to @bruanlokissin8615. You'll find Scythian ancestry among the peoples of the Altai and eastern Mongolians. Very rarely will anyone from modern European nations have it outside of the western flanks of the Altai Mountains. Really, it shouldn't matter - their blood lives on in the people of the land and some parts of their culture still exist if precariously. As for where the finds of the excavations belong, the area is in Mongolia, not any country in Europe, so there is where they should be.

[@harryhole5786]

why?

[@Biketunerfy]

@@obxarms7685 yes that’s right.

[@vox_dei_365]

They say Kazakh culture, but you are talking about Mongolians!

[@vihreelinja4743]

Respect for returning them to Museum IN MONGOLIA.

[@StacyL.]

They should return them to the ground... STUDY then return to rest where they were.

[@sharonkaczorowski8690]

Very glad they were not taken out of country. I would also likevto see the bodies returned to the earth. Museuums in the USA are full of bodies of indigenous people…many taken under dubious, unethical and cruel circumstances.

[@JS-jh4cy]

Who in the world think anyone will see the museum in Mongolia

[@JS-jh4cy]

Almost nobody

[@bruanlokisson8615]

Why? they weren't Mongolian, you focus on the far east of the Scythians range why? His grave has been disturbed and looted and his remains are viewed as property, yet you say respect, again why? virtue signaling for your peers? Your peers are not his or mine or any warrior's peer. Until he is returned to where he was interred there is no respect or honor to be had by anyone.

[@mischezizza2712]

Thank you for posting this video.

[@tracynorris5012]

Absolutely Awesome documentary. Thanks so much, Slice. ❤❤❤

[@PedroFerreira-ze5yp]

Excelent doc, as usual! Very good soundscore and narration!

[@bertvosburg558]

These type of people will still be riding their horses and living their simple life even if the rest of the world destroys itself.

[@cindy4u99]

Yes. We will!

[@kathleennorton2228]

Not necessarily. There is way over the technical ability to make sure all flesh ceases to exist. Mark 13:20 KJV - And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days. Luke 3:6 KJV - And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.

[@jonnylumberjack6223]

@@kathleennorton2228 yawn.

[@MegaCavatina]

Sedentary people don’t quite grasp what life on the steppes was like. They think of it as one huge grassland where groups of nomads wandered around and some even attacked towns and cities once in awhile. The real life for these nomadic peoples was very fluid. As one researcher who had lived and studied in Central Asia for over 30 years had said: if one tribe of nomads submitted to and joined a larger tribe, within FORTY YEARS they would have so integrated into the larger tribe that they no longer had their own culture nor language but had completely melded with the larger tribe. So, honestly, it’s useless to say they were Iranian or Turkic or Mongolian or whatever- in fact, this fluidity of movement and of integration is proven from this very dig where the woman and the child were “European “ but the man was “Asian “. In a harsh and sparsely habited area, survival was important not ethnicity. Central Asia has been the greatest melting pot for centuries.

[@joebloe4374]

That's rare Usually It is Indo European y dna With asian mtdna I can see hundreds of burials that prove that Men travelled on horse back Harder for women How did these "European " women get to Asia?

[@mr.purple1779]

These were other Asians associated with Paleo-Siberian Altaic and Ancient Eurasian ancestry. Which broke off from the trunk in the Upper Paleolithic. Modern Central Asians are related to Far East Asians aka Mongols, Nanai or Ulchi ppl. And Scytho-Sarmat samples are always associated only with Tatar origin. Therefore they stand out easily. In general, it is now 60-80% a West Eurasian Europo ancestry.

[@allisonshaw9341]

@@joebloe4374 Women of the steppes are and have been excellent riders and were also capable of fighting and hunting on horseback if necessary. Among the descendants of the Scythians who still live in the area, women have their own horses and other livestock, as these are part of their dowry and in local marriage customs remain theirs.

[@joebloe4374]

@@allisonshaw9341 yes I know I'm kyrgyz But most kyrgyz women today prefer iPhone 15 to archery and Mercedes benz to horse😆💯👍

[@kusperXD]

@@joebloe4374 Did you watch the video? The second tomb is all about how egalitarian scythian culture was, and how women also partook on fighting, leading and most certainly horseback riding. Genetic archeology Is making amazing contributions to our understanding, but some of the obsessing over Y chromosomes and mitocondrial DNA as sole evidence for cultural practices and ethnic belonging is becoming damaging for the broader and multidisciplinary interpretation

[@user-pz2lt7ox1r]

Thank you for this video

[@maxinerowe2925]

Beautiful people

[@joelhall3820]

I have been slowly working on getting my right arm tattooed with Scythian art.

[@lindagomez3114]

I love Documentaries like this. Very interesting, Thank you 👍😁

[@tsundear1731]

I find it hilarious that even super remote nomadic tribes are also like “I hate all these Chinese imported dog shit products” 😂 does Temu or Amazon deliver to a Mongolian plateau?

[@pcka12]

Given that these people kept bodies for later burial it might be the case that children that died were kept for later burial with honoured adults?

[@lglubbock7593]

Herodotus said sacrificed

[@pcka12]

@@lglubbock7593 quite a number of ancient authors 'spiced up' the lives of the 'barbarians' they were writing about, tabloid journalism is nothing new

[@LaughtersMelody]

It's not impossible, but sadly, child sacrifice was practiced by various cultures in the ancient past. This is supported both by the historical records and by archeological evidence, including human remains and mummies. So, child sacrifice among the Scythians - especially with Herodotus's description - seems to be a likely explanation unless other evidence is unearthed to prove that this is incorrect.

[@pcka12]

@LaughtersMelody whilst child sacrifice seems to have occurred with South American peoples, such activity remains an instinctively unnatural act & would require some pressing psychological reason whereas child mortality is in current times unnaturally low, children were often seen as a precious resource in the survival of a people.

[@maryblushes7189]

@@pcka12 Herodotus was known for exageration and, frankly, down right lying. Clickbait if his age

[@Auqalungangler]

Other than saving these treasures from other thieves you shouldn't be disturbing them at all

[@cattymajiv]

Right. So the theives are guaranteed a great haul, and will be digging there in droves. As if that will help anyone or anything. The land and the artifacts all belong to Mongolia, to do with them as they please. Get used to it.

[@SuperKali77]

Acting as wise…..,,,,

[@GodzHarleyGirlStudio]

They’re saving them to keep them from being degraded even more by the ice that’s melting. They have to preserve them for the Mongolian people and were taken to their museum after repairing and cleaning.

[@crouchingsmartass]

Spoken like someone who's afflicted with religious beliefs. The ppl they are SAVING from destruction and looting are almost 3,000 yrs old. They are not in any meaningful way related to the modern Mongolians. We all have a right to know the history of humanity.

[@Rusty-GB]

E̶x̶c̶e̶l̶l̶e̶n̶t̶ d̶o̶c̶u̶m̶e̶n̶t̶a̶r̶y̶. But one question that keeps coming back to me. If you are heading to a location to excavate a frozen tomb in the middle of summer. One of the last frozen tombs left on the planet , and you know that once opened and defrosting sets in you will quickly lose organic contents. Why would you not take the refrigerated vehicle with you? Waiting that 3 - 4 days once you have already dug down to depth and exposed the tomb strikes me as very poor judgement at best and idiocy at worst. Fortunately in this case it doesn't seem to have made a huge difference. But it could have been a disaster. *Edit* having had time to review it further I think the terms incompetent and amateurish spring to mind. This really was a half cocked effort that smacks more of grave robbing than proper archeology. Hence i've crossed out my original first comment.

[@savedbygrace6853]

Bumbling is the word that comes to mind. Blaming false 'climate change' has become a catch-all for all globalists, pushing their control narrative with themselves remaining at the top of the pyramid. Mankind was in danger of a new ice age when I was young. Anyway, one would consider much better planning for such an archeology endeaver. Still an extremely interesting report - maybe a lesson would be learned for the future.

[@whimpypatrol5503]

Funding?

[@caroldorsett8170]

My question too!

[@mariovillarreal8647]

@@Rusty-GB people STILL SEARCH FOR TOMB OF GHENGIS Khan...

[@brookecarr73]

Thank you for sharing this, it's very interesting and enjoying to watch.

[@jenniferguy4015]

That was truly awesome! Thank you for sharing this adventure!

[@SLICEDocumentary]

Tank you for watching ! Don't forget to like and subscribe 😉

[@user-dt9qc5uv2m]

Herodotus was right again!

[@THX-1138]

Every. Single. Time.

[@t.durustein2185]

About what?

[@VascoZaharra]

@@t.durustein2185 everything

[@gullybull5568]

​@t.durustein2185 arians are scythian royalty. not hebrews

[@azwris]

@@gullybull5568 Do you know what arian actually means in Greek?

[@jusadude7162]

Amazing. So moving. Such a rich culture slowly dying out. How sad. I wish the remaining traditional Kazakhs all the best. We could probably learn a lot from them.

[@evdokiasamara6483]

Excellent documentary very informative and interesting!! Thank you 😊

[@arnhemseptember2009]

Totally fascinating!

[@diyartokmurzin7154]

Incredible! Kazakhs still have very similar ornaments on their traditional attires! We thought they are solely Kazakh, but now I see they are much more ancient

[@haraldsigurdsson1232]

I love this channel

[@willowgreinke7964]

So sad to see the remains rained on. Ridiculous there is no tent.

[@JS-jh4cy]

No tents used in Mongolia unless it is winter

[@margomoore4527]

No wonder the French are not exactly renowned as warriors. The English or German would have been prepared with gloves and tarps.

[@jameskynge4757]

Very amateur excavation. Handling artefacts with bare hands. Picking up bones and just plonking g them in sacks. Incredible

[@apo11o38]

You're a "journalist" who's made a career out of publishing CCP propaganda for Western audiences. What would your grand Winnie the Pooh expect? Destroy everything.

[@Janeymw]

Very interesting indeed .

[@Britgirl58]

I would like to comment, but not as a criticism, but rather as a question. I will preface this question with I have no educated knowledge or experience of archeology. I have watched many documentaries on such things, some much better than others. So my experience is very limited. So my question is, why do I feel as if the finds from these digs were not handled with as much care as I normally observe? Why were all the bones being shoved in a bag that appeared much too small? When the gold covered wood was discovered and the gold was peeling off, it was being held up in windy conditions. Couldn't the gold have just blown away? It also seemed as if they didn't have any boxes to collect the finds. They kept on saying time was of the essence and that they had to wait 4 days for the refrigerated truck, then they were holding things up, leaving wood and bones exposed. Then, finally, when they were finished with the site, all the men started shoveling earth back into the hole. Much of the wood of the tomb was just left laying about and covered willy nilly (to my eyes) with the much and dust. I couldn't help feeling this was a dig to find items worth lots of money and to heck with the rest. Please tell me I am wrong. The second dig - Professor, "I think we should just go on, never mind the snow!" The lid is removed, "Wait wait, we must not let any moisture in! Cover it with a sheet!" Again, I just don't see the care and preparation.

[@pavelavramov9010]

Very interesting!

[@oliviaswarden6077]

Wonderful that artifacts to be returned back where people know their history and heritage. For all to learn.

[@boathousejoed1126]

That "Life is Good" hat made me chuckle.

[@savedbygrace6853]

Scythians were incredibly fierce horse backed warriors and the steppes are noted in the Bibles descriptions of the last days as part of the coalition coming against Israel as Magog. Thank you for posting this incredible find.

[@appaloosa42]

The original purpose and name of China’s great wall was the “wall of Gog and Magag”.

[@savedbygrace6853]

@appaloosa42 can you provide the source document for your comment? I would really like to dive deeper into it. Thank you. May God bless you many times today!

[@debbralehrman5957]

Thanks👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@aaronjaben7913]

Yes! They smoked weed (hashish)! A bag of cannabis was also found in a frozen tomb in Siberia.

[@joebloe4374]

It grows wild there Pick and smoke

[@andoborbor1616]

В России нашли золотой прибор для курения с остатками вещества.

[@conroc01]

Good example of 19th century archeological excavation. These guys are not professional.

[@angiemynia8004]

Made me cringe.

[@emilymvance]

While I appreciate the finding and examining of the Dead - it is Still tomb robing a desecration- I wish they would return the Body to the tomb..,

[@deejannemeiurffnicht1791]

The ancient (ethnic/genetic) Scots of Ireland and Scotland claimed descent from the Scythi. Their Goddess Skytti, or Skatta/Skatha, or scotta (The letters 'a' and 'o' are generally interchangeable in their tongues) was said to be their ancestor, who came from the Scythians. and apparently the name of the isle of skye originates with this legend. where woimen apparently trained warriors in her fashion. So, why wasn't this mentioned instead of the Amazons with regard to the warrior woman? Warrior women were common within some Celtic, Scots, and Pictish women. She apparently bore some relation to, or descent from Egypt's Pharoes.

[@ddouglas3687]

So incredible the cavalier way in which this archeological dig was conducted! Very suspicious motives at least! Shame!

[@mariemoller9901]

Enjoyed this very much. Thank you!

[@OYisit]

I remember in one of the readings from Edgar Cayce he mentioned there is more gold buried there than there is circulating in the entire world today... 😮

[@CRABLADY64]

So many things of both ancient and relatively recent times disappear into museums/ storage/university store storerooms . How careful are today’s people working to catalog and keep track of artifacts so that in 500 years, the location of the tombs and the artifacts associated with the tombs can be associated together easily. Are there professionals who work on this?

[@drcovell]

It is my belief that off-shoots of the Scythians went beyond the Altai Mountains as far south as the Korean Peninsula. I have come to this hypothesis by research into the Art, Religions, and nomadic remnants of Scythian culture analog s that can be found in Korean Archaeology and Shamanistic religions.

[@_pawter]

The end is spoiled by the grrl-boss mythology: better relegated to to the latest pestilential version of Star Wars. Anyone who can say with a straight face that women fought with men as equals using blade weapons has obviously never had a fist fight as an adult in their entire life. Laughable!

[@rsvp1234]

Thank you!

[@user-hd5tc9ft6h]

I remember reading about this in the National Geographic magazine a few years ago. The woman had tattoos on her upper arm. Shame they didn't show everything once it was cleaned up, otherwise very good documentary. I didn't know about the grave with the man and child.

[@CarlosGonzales-wm8xx]

Child sacrifice is sad.

[@BobSmith-uw9ht]

Yah but its 2000 years old so who cares lol

[@kayleighllyn8253]

...don't you love the gods??

[@kathleennorton2228]

Adults who sacrificed their children were far from saving knowledge of God. Little did they know that it was only their sacrificed children that would make it into heaven. Children who die before their age of accountability go to heaven, by shear grace.

[@CarlosGonzales-wm8xx]

@@kathleennorton2228 Best comment on any KZbin channel I've read all week.

[@peymannorouzi4165]

- This is NOT how an archaeology team should approach an ancient grave, no gloves, untrained construction workers etc. - The French fellow is biased, perhaps to satisfy his Mongolian team. Scythians were an Iranic People. They spoke Iranic Languages, not Iranian and many other languages. There is NO language as Iranian. - If you don’t know the difference between Iranic, Iranian, and Persian, don’t bother to comment! - Turkic People joined the party long after the Iranic People. Twisting facts, fabricating histories and trying to steal other nations’ histories will NEVER compensate their arriving late to the scene. Never!

[@Bcs1770]

Do you not think a lot of this was re-enacted? Time Team talked about re-enactments as cameras were not usually on the finds.

[@enkhzayazundui1063]

Whose history?

[@JoeBidet-yb5er]

True Turks didn't expand until about 550 ad

[@roshanakarya1081]

True. Scythians were a group of Iranian peoples and they are even mentioned in the stone carvings of King Darius of the achaemenid dynasty and the holy book Avesta. Even in modern day Iran we have a province called Sistan. Which means the land of the scythians! So scythians were indeed Iranian and indo_european. PanTurks are trying to make a fake history for political reasons and gains.

[@enkhzayazundui1063]

@@roshanakarya1081 it is Mongol. No Iran or Anatolian Turks have nothing to do with it.

[@ebrupetekkaya5620]

İskitlerin türk germen karışımı bir halk olduğunu düşünüyorum. Gene kazakistanda bir iskit prensesinin mezarı açılmıştı. Dnası yerel küçük bir kazak kızıyla çok yakındı. Sarışın ve çekik gözlü kızdı. Herkese amazonları atlıyor. Bugün anadoluda gezdiğim efes biri tarihi yerlerde hikayelerini dinliyoruz. İskit prensesleri amazon kadınları olduğunu unutmayın lütfen

[@Ersen_abiniz]

East sycthians joined Xiongnu tribes after their golden ages. Y DNA haplogroup R1aZ93 joined step nomadic tribes confederation. Sovwe can said , east sycthians influenced Turkic tribes. Most of kyrgiz men have R1aZ93 subclade z2125 Y DNA haplogroup. Also conquer magyars Árpád dynasty had R1aZ93 subclade Z2125.

[@joebloe4374]

I think the kyrgyz received r1a z93 from sintashta people

[@zsuzsakiss9042]

That right . 👌

[@ArmaGeddon-iu1vv]

HG R descends from P1, the groups that possess this HG are quite indigenous Asian, with no European characteristics. If P1 fathered all R clades, its pretty clear that all started in the east.

[@ArmaGeddon-iu1vv]

I carry R1aZ93 too, with 13 % magyar autosomal dna aswell as tons of balkan, turkish, caucasus. Slm

[@AnnaSibirskaja]

11 years old and misleading

[@patmullarkey7659]

If my memory serves, Mithradates of Pontus (and thorn in Rome's side) had a Scythian woman warrior/lover/partner who fought side by side with him in battle.

[@drivenmad7676]

To actually see the effects of media(TV) on a nomadic people is shocking. It's all in the eyes.

[@kylegawron5358]

how do they stay on their companion with no saddle without falling? That's impressive. o.o

[@maryjacobs5920]

Cooperation with the animals

[@TheSecretOfNem]

Someone didn't think this archaeological dig through very thoroughly.

[@calanmacleod3948]

Wonderfull video. Congratulations on a excellent outcome.

[@user-ki2jp1cp3o]

“Drive in the night” is no easy feat in Mongolia

[@diyartokmurzin7154]

Kazakh people in Mongolia are our Qandas, bloodbrothers. By the way in medieval middle-mongolian, the kipchak-turkic "qandas" transformed into "anda" meaning "brother". And the Kipchak-turkic word for brother "Baurym", transformed to "baurchi" meaning "the most trusted/closest"

[@RoseSharon7777]

Id love to live there in the summer.

[@justsusan4436]

Such an important expedition should have been carried out solely buy Mongolian archaeologists. The truly is no reason why foreigners should be involved in this process. So many vital archaeological finding have been lost due to this process.

[@CharityGal]

It's pronounced SKITHians not Sithians. They were related to the Celts and had red hair and were great horsemen and made gorgeous ornaments of gold. Some invaded and stayed in Ireland thousands of years ago.

[@zsuzsakiss9042]

And DNA prowed it ?

[@CharityGal]

@@zsuzsakiss9042 The ancient historians as well as DNA.

[@mr.purple1779]

@@CharityGal What are you smoking?

[@CharityGal]

@@mr.purple1779 I am a historian. Deal with it.

[@zsuzsakiss9042]

@@CharityGal Did you heard about Arpad DNA ? HUNGARIAN , nothing else ! Watch after - even if you " historian " or ŵhatewewer you are . 🤗

[@MrTTuguldur]

It's not kazak technical craft. It's Mongolian craft that kazaks have inherited.

[@JoeBidet-yb5er]

My mtdna u4d3 My ancient relative Woman buried 5000 years ago In altai ( modern day) china Also u4d3

[@diyartokmurzin7154]

Both Kazakh and Mongolian have their own interpretations of Altay toponym. In Kazakh Altai (Алты Ай) means "six months", in Kazakh and Mongolian Altynai (алтынай) means Golden, and Alty Ai in Mongolian (алты ай) means "fear of gold"

[@bertplank9892]

One of these blokes looks like Triple G the boxer!.

[@lukesole7203]

Mongolian horsemen n women r a glorious sight.

[@aussiefliss]

A tomb but let’s get the rocks that were placed there and toss and smash them… what kind of archeology team is this… still an interesting show.

[@RoseSharon7777]

Modern day tomb raiders.

[@jameslanning8405]

A BIG Shout Out to 'The Hu!' If the Scythians owned houses, and land, and planted crops in the same fields, then they would not be 'nomadic.' But their nomadic ways and horse culture, echo even Native American tribes. Even the American tribes, had similar practices, in the four sacred directions, and how people were buried, hoe the bodies were laid in their resting place and even today, we have many examples of burial mounds all across the North American continent, including Canada. I wonder if their cultures were maybe 'not,' so far apart ideologically? Even if the miles around the globe say otherwise. The pot of 'lamb stew,' sounded pretty good! That made me hungry! The tall hat of the woman, must have indicated her social status, more than a fashion statement. She was killed by hitting her in the head, and even stabbing her in the head! Was their not 'Amazonian graves,' found in the Steppes, maybe not so far from this location? Female warriors, that were also buried with horses, or riding implements, like bridles, weapons, and gold adornments. Yet they were women, and not men. Global warming is true... But the reasons for it are not. We are on the upturn of a warming period, after the last ice age. Earth seems to have undergone several cycles of cold and warm periods. Only now, some see the opportunity to make money and get rich on the fearmongering of the masses. And by using government and the law, to force people to capitulate to their demands.

[@mr.purple1779]

in fact, they sowed and lived in houses, and were even able to organize some kind of irrigation system.

[@jameslanning8405]

@@mr.purple1779 Hello... I'm no expert on this subject. I won't claim to be. But I do understand a few things in the context of this presentation... The Scythians, were 'nomadic,' meaning, they were like many Native An=merican tribes and even the 'Bedouins,' of Arabia... That being, that they did not build or dwell in permanent housing, nor did they depend on cultivation of large crops and practice irrigation of crops. Being nomadic, they did a lot of 'going from place to place.' Thriving on what was available in each location. And then they moved on to the next location, before that area was completely stripped of everything! They hunted for what game they sought, like deer, wild goats and sheep, and ate what plants and veggies that were common to the area. I don't think the Scythians did much in the way of fishing, because they dwelt in lands that were often frozen, (the Tundra), and remained frozen in the depths of soil, like shown here. 'Permafrost.' Scythians, as well as the nomadic peoples of Mongolia, were a 'horse culture.' Horses were their livelihoods, and their lives. Horses helped them move from one location to another. They helped them to hunt game and carry the meats back to the location of their tribe. And, horses assisted in the protection and battles of their peoples, against any enemy, that attempted to cross paths with them on the Steppes. 'Just ask Alexander, the Great!' In a nutshell, they lived and died on horseback! They did well in either. The ladies too, were often warriors, and mothers and assisted the people in everything else related to the encampment. And, 'so it seems,' like modern women of today, the Scythian ladies liked to wear pretty gold things! 'Some things will never change!' All this is not to say, that some other peoples, decided to remain 'fixed,' to a location, grow crops, produce irrigation, raise cattle, goats etc. But this video was attempting to focus on the Scythians, and their nomadic culture.

[@mr.purple1779]

@@jameslanning8405 I follow an archaeology account. They dug up a whole funeral log house. It's like a miniature of a house. They had a driven type of cattle breeding. Summer and winter pastures. 4 types of seasonal shelters. They tried to sow grain and built an irragation system on the altai. They used skis and snowshoes, they had foot troops. They invented heavy armor, similar to the armor of samurai or Siberian peoples. The Sarmatians generally preferred wooden fortifications. This is not a Mongolian type of culture, but Tatar, whose wooden architecture was developed.

[@jameslanning8405]

@@mr.purple1779 Okay... I say we are talking about 2 different cultures. on this. It's obvious that if they were busy tending fields and herds, irrigation systems, and building houses, then they were NOT nomadic... They can't be doing both at the same time...

[@mr.purple1779]

@@jameslanning8405 It was not a nomadic culture, but a semi-nomadic one.

[@Roseysposeys]

❤

[@caroldorsett8170]

So interesting. But they should o know to never touch the petroglyphs with a finger as the oil from fingers can cause the petroglyphs to deteriorate.

[@paulabibb1116]

Nice show! Great fun , especially l the Woman's Suffrage History. My dear elder cousins grandmother was force fed at the same time. How far we have come. WE WON"T GO BACK!

[@readthetype]

At ~29 mins: _“…the Scythian were mounted archers. Their battle strategy was based on the use of highly mobile forces that could pursue the enemy for hours. The populations that inhabited the steppe, _*_and the people that live there today, employ the same combat tactics and rely on mounted archery.”_* There’s a lot of mounted archery combat going on today is there? _“Look out for the mounted archers…”_ _“Not _*_another_*_ group of mounted archers…”_ _“Someone really needs to do something about all those mounted archers…”_ Pretty sure that’s not a today thing.

[@MegaCavatina]

Mounted archers hunt animals or do battle the same way. What he is referring to are the mounted animal hunters of today. They are really good at hunting and can shoot a rabbit or a marmot while on a galloping horse. This way of life is rapidly disappearing.

[@user-dk2bm9te3y]

@@MegaCavatina marmots are hunted and eaten, but they are an endangered species.

[@MegaCavatina]

@@user-dk2bm9te3y ALL marmot species? That’s a lot.

[@liberty-matrix]

They considered gold to be a metal from the sun, how right they were.

[@KrankyPandas]

The way they lived and the lands they occupied seems like we Bulgarians were their descendants. The Old Great Bulgaria as we know it comes from the regions of Volga River and before that we have forgotten our history.

[@doktorreginapeters529]

What kind of archeologist are those people? They touch the scythian objekts with bare fingers. Did not they hear yet that you have to wear gloves touching archeological finds?

[@JS-jh4cy]

They are trainees conscripted for monogolia political employment numbers

[@dai-nippon_digger]

You don't have to. In fact, the majority of times, archeologists don't wear gloves while excavating. Typically gloves are only worn when extremely rare or valuable objects are discovered.

[@doktorreginapeters529]

@@dai-nippon_digger No, that's not true. I am an archeologist and I know what I am talking about.

[@ilari90]

@@dai-nippon_digger Oils and debris from your fingers may taint the objects, and there might be something poisonous like arsenic been used to treat the stuff. Think what kind of stuff oil from your hands could do to some specimens especially when they let them be unfrozen like this for a while, they could ruin them or make some marks on them which could make difference in what kind of observations are made about them.

[@Itssmial_Ova]

This "Archeology" looks very close to looting in lab coats.

[@danecrude]

just wandering when someone will be able to dig up my grave and put it on ytube.

[@meemo32086]

Yes, but like they said at the beginning, these are being destroyed by climate changes. They're racing and out of time to find these things.

[@diyartokmurzin7154]

When the narrator says mongolian invasions, he doesn't mean rhe actual Ghengizid Mongqol invasion. She means the hunnic/Xiongnu invasion, which was geographically linked to modern Mongolia. According to modern studies they were most probably predominantly proto-turkic

[@Horseyperson12]

Why are they the last 2 burials? All of them couldn't have melted? This hysterical doomsday stuff irritates me.

[@margomoore4527]

Would have liked to know the ages of the three people at death. I’m sure they’ve got good estimates from the teeth.

[@theduppykillah]

Earliest recorded use of marijuana is a Scythian fire pit. About 2 .5 metres across full plants and boughs of drug grade cannabis were heaped on coals, a large tent could accommodate a group of warriors, who would sit inside the tent and breathe in the fumes.

[@ElkSlayer8172]

The. HU. Cool Band 🤘🇺🇲🇺🇲🤘

[@mariovillarreal8647]

It also says, " Scythian orientals..."

[@koshchey4944]

Haven't they heard of Starlink? Take it with you from your personal address to absolutely anywhere for a few bucks more on the subscription. Just one subscription can probably satisfy a whole village.

[@belvederebaileycambodia]

turned it off at global warming

[@SAOS451316]

The information gained from these tombs is invaluable but they were not dug with best archaeological practice. If these were really the last two untouched ice tombs then they really messed up. Intact tombs of the kind with hollow chambers or mummified remains will degrade in the presence of oxygen in a very short time. They needed proper climate controlled isolation tents and full PPE to avoid genetic contamination. They just lifted artifacts with bare hands instead of block-lifting. Nowadays we do photogrammetry every few centimeters but this seems to be at least decade old footage so that's excusable, but having great big spoil heaps unsorted and unsifted is not. That arm was quite possibly not detached before the excavation as seen by the adipocere and dried tissues. That clip of picking the beads off of the hat remnants irks me because now we won't know how they were sewn on. The way the stones of the cairns were thrown about is a huge no-no because they all have to be documented exactly. The tools used throughout were not exactly delicate; you don't use pickaxes and shovels and trowels in a grave. This is the time for brushes, spatulas, toothpicks, and pipettes. I could go on but it will just make me angry. I'm glad the graves were documented but my goodness was it botched.

[@IceLynne]

44:26 that's sad 😔

[@5herwood]

To kill a horse by striking the brain, you would blindfold it and use a spike and heavy mallet. The technique in the animation would be horribly messy

[@allisonshaw9341]

Nomadic peoples, along with so-called stone-age peoples such as the Saan and Amazonian natives, are the last free humans. They live by their own labor, pay no taxes, and live according to their cultural standards. I was saddened by the leather worker who said that only 2 families still worked leather and made traditional bridles and leather goods. No such vital skills should be lost. Oh and got to give respect to any people who defeated Alexander the Great's forces.

[@mevenstien]

✨️🙂✨️

[@StephenSmith-pu5hg]

I was going to watch this but the Climate Bullshit made me turn it off

[@bhalps]

he said they were "one way or another decendants of the people that lived here"... We know with different horse lord invasions that could not be true, nor true considering how the mongol horde spread through that area.

[@darylturner2321]

Yes, all very interesting, but who were they?

[@oliviaswarden6077]

C'est maʼnufigué!

[@maoritrustee-io3hw]

I watched this ,and already knew what was coming before they said it... Of course the second grave was a woman, she held more status than husband and child. As his skull proves 😄👍

[@MakedonskaAkropolaMKD]

It's NOT "Sitian" culture but Skythian!

[@maryblushes7189]

There were more than one groups wit different names.

[@A-d6p]

Great info thanks for posting. I thought Scythians were European as that's what all history sites say, but French guy has different view, saying they had links to Iranians. So could be they no longer exist as they were but mixed in with other groups.

[@Manuka-px2pe]

They were mot european or iranian. They were ancient north euroasians

[@A-d6p]

@@Manuka-px2pe I did not say they were iranian, I said they had links to them as French historian states.

[@jonnylumberjack6223]

@@A-d6p Ummm, don't think he said anything about Iran. Iran is a long way away. European and Asian, I think is what he said.

[@A-d6p]

@@jonnylumberjack6223 did you listen to what he said? He said they spoke iranian & other languages, & their origins are not precisely known. Yeah I know Iran is far, there is something called "travel"....it is what many people did, it formed a huge part of history.

[@jonnylumberjack6223]

@@A-d6p Iranian is not a language, so I very much doubt he said that. I'm not watching it again to check though, don't care that much!

[@LaniJeb96960]

Were the Scythians pushed out by the Huns?