Scythian metallurgy

From the 7th to 3rd Century BC, the Scythian people of the Pontic–Caspian steppe engaged in the widespread practice of metallurgy.

Though Scythian society was heavily based around a nomadic, mobile lifestyle, the culture was capable of practicing metallurgy and of producing metal objects.

The Scythians emerged as a people prior to the 7th Century BC, when they were first mentioned in historical records.

[1] The Scythian civilization consisted of a number of distinct tribal groups scattered across the Pontic Steppes, Caucasus, and Central Asia.

As a nomadic society with broad borders, the Scythians often raided neighboring peoples and as such required metal weaponry - particularly iron swords and bronze arrowheads.

Iron Scythian acinaces from the 7th-5th century BC
Scythian comb dated to the 4th Century BC
Scythian forged bronze arrowheads, c700-300 BC