Sauromatic
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Σαυρομᾰτῐκός (Sauromatikós, “Sarmatian”), from Σαυρομάτης (Sauromátēs, “a Sarmatian”), as used by Herodotus.
Adjective
Sauromatic (comparative more Sauromatic, superlative most Sauromatic)
- Sarmatian.
- (in particular) Of the earliest stage of Sarmatian culture.
- 1970, Karl Jettmar, “Cross-dating in Central Asia. The chronology of the Karasuk and the Scythian periods”, in Central Asiatic Journal, volume 14, DOI: , page 257:
- So from this time we reckon the first “Sauromatic” stage of the proper Sarmatian culture, in contrast to the former Srubnaja and Andronovo cultures spread over the same areas.
- Synonym: Sauromatian
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