Eurasian nomads
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Eurasian nomads form groups of nomadic peoples who have lived in various areas of the Eurasian Steppe. History largely knows them via frontier historical sources from Europe and Asia.
Life of nomads in Eurasian Steppe
Scythian shield ornament of a deer, in gold
Bronze Age spread of Yamnaya steppe pastoralist ancestry into two subcontinents—Europe and South Asia—from c. 3300 to 1500 BC
Alans
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The Alans were an ancient and medieval Iranic nomadic pastoral people who migrated to what is today the North Caucasus; some continued on to Europe and later North Africa. They are generally regarded
Eurasian nomads
…ancient Eurasian nomad culture. Steppe societies placed a premium on the value of young males, as shown by their harsh treatment of older people. The Alans held their elderly in low regard, and the Saka customarily executed people once they reached a certain age. The Xiongnu often withheld food from older…
The migrations of the Alans during the 4th–5th centuries, from their homeland in the North Caucasus
Ossetians
Orthodox church in North Ossetia-Alania