periods: PER_SCYTH_ARCHAIC

56 historical periods covering all traditions, from the Predynastic Egyptian period (c. 3200 BCE) to the 20th-century occultist reception layer. Used to anchor entity classifications and relationships in time.

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period_id tradition period_name start_year end_year notes
PER_SCYTH_ARCHAIC Scythian Archaic Scythian -700 -300 The classical period of Scythian nomadic culture on the Pontic steppe, from initial emergence in the archaeological record through the height of royal Scythian power (Herodotean period, c. 450 BCE) and their displacement by the Sarmatians c. 300 BCE. Herodotus Book 4 (c. 430 BCE) is the primary textual witness to Scythian religion during this period.

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