Scythian Point Menu

Heather McMurray

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AN IRON II SCYTHIAN POINT FROM KHIRBAT AL-MUDAYBI`

1. Archaeologists search for Material Remains

   1. Military

      1. Sling Stones [Photo ]

      2. Arrows/Projectile Points [Photo ]

   2. Domestic

2. Scythian Points

   1. What are Scythian Points?

      1. Trilobate shaped points [Photo1, Photo2, Photo3 ]

      2.  Invented by Scythians

      3. Used from the 7th century to the 4th century B.C.E.

      4. Mold made bronze points

   2. Usefulness of the Scythian Point versus the leaf shaped point [Photo ]

      1. Usefulness against armor

      2. Use with a compound bow

3. Who were the Scythians?

   1. Nomadic group from Central Asia, which moved to the area around the Black Sea

   2. Height of Contact with the Ancient Near East from the 8th to 4th centuries B.C.E.

      1. Assyrian relief from the 9th century B.C.E.

      2. Assyrian records from the 7th century

      3. Text of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament as the foes from the North or the Ashkena

4. The Mudaybi^c Point [Photo ]

   1. A Scythian trilobate point dated to the Iron II period [Photo ]

   2. Usefulness to archaeologists

      1. For Comparison to objects from digs at other sites 

         1. Jordan

         2. Israel

      2. To answer questions about the relationship of trilobate points to the Scythians and other groups of people living in the ancient Near East during the Iron II period

         1. The point from Mudaybi^c indicates groups other than the Scythians used trilobate points.

         2. The usefulness of the point may have caused other groups to adopt it as a type of weapon.

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