Between Persia and China: Whence the Cimmerians Came?
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/rdass/v1/15427DKeywords:
communications, wheeled transport, Asian chariots, Karasuk culture, Cimmerians, Saka, Xiongnu, Persepolis, Ecbathanae, Pasargadae, Akhemenid Empire, Darius the Great, Cyrus the Great, Qin Empire, Qin Shikhuang (di), Pasyryk culture, North Eurasia, North Pre-Black Sea, Central AsiaAbstract
The main cultural and historical processes in the Ancient World were determined by Eurasian communication of the Early Nomads, which combined remote regions and civilizations, forming a branched of the trans-continental channels of distribution excellence, and inventions of various goods, which stimulated the evolution, development, and production of its own vehicles. This assumption is based on a thorough examination of relevant written, pictorial, and archaeological sources; facts support the notion that the Cimmerians of the inland areas originated in Central Asia, as well as evidence of widespread chariot and cavalry use. The historical Cimmerians are identified by the author as carriers of Karasuk archaeological culture and its derivatives.
