The Fortresses of Ukraine. The Builders of Early Iron Age Strongholds in Podolia
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Date
2016
Authors
Ignaczak, Marcin
Boltryk, Yuriy
Shelekhan, Oleksandr
Lifantii, Oksana
Olędzki, Łukasz
Tokarczuk, Agnieszka
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The most challenging question regarding the defensive settlements of
the Pontic forest‐steppe is the reason behind their construction at all
and size. The most frequent interpretations centre around two questions: were they to protect from external threats (i.e. the nomads) or were they the result of a carefully planned construction strategy related to the economic and social pressure from the Greek colonies in the Black Sea region? It is also possible that both explanations are true.
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Black Sea region forest‐steppe, eastern European forest‐steppe, fortified settlements, Podolia, Scythian time, article
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The Fortresses of Ukraine. The Builders of Early Iron Age Strongholds in Podolia / Marcin Ignaczak, Yuriy Boltryk, Oleksandr Shelekhan, Oksana Lifantii, Łukasz Olędzki ; transl. by Agnieszka Tokarczuk // Baltic-Pontic Studies. - 2016. - Vol. 21. - P. 277-290.