1) Facial reconstruction of a Sarmatian from Rostov Oblast, Russia.
2) Map showcasing the Sarmatian/Early-Alan ancestry in various people inhabiting North Central Caucasus.

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But what language did they speak and where did they come from? Many historians support an Iranic origin of the Burtassians, specifically a group of Alans who migrated north from the Caucasus. This is proven by the cremation-burials of the Burtassians and their Iranian swords.

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Karachays from Uchkulan and Khasaut, 1929.

Photos taken by the American journalist Negley Farson (1890-1960) during his journey in the Caucasus. His book "Caucasian Journey aka The Lost World of the Caucasus" was published in 1958.

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while people are screaming at each other on that post, did you know that Platybelodon ("flat-spear tusk") was a genus of large herbivorous mammals related to the elephant (order Proboscidea). It lived during the middle Miocene Epoch in Africa, Asia and the Caucasus.

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Caucasus. An observation post, 1880s.

A painting by Russian artist Ilya Zankovsky (1832-1919)

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In 1897 a set of gold and silver tubes with elaborate tips and decorative bull figurines were unearthed at the Bronze Age Maikop kurgan in the northern Caucasus. Interpretations of these tubes include their use as sceptres and as poles to support a canopy https://t.co/FRoUlklNX4

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The tests of a passenger car GAZ-12 "ZIM" in the Caucasus. Abkhazia (1950).

The ZIM-12 (Russian: ЗИМ-12) was a Soviet limousine produced by the Gorky Automotive Plant from 1950 until 1960. https://t.co/7WMqFyzaSg

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Lermontov is a Russian writer and poet. He is known for the novel "Hero of Our Time" and his death at the age of 26 in a duel.
He has Scottish roots.
Mikhail went into exile several times for dueling. In his works, he sang of the Caucasus. He was a talented artist

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Like?? Bitch that’s a WHOLE white woman from the mountains of Caucasus. And the reference was right there...

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Illustrations by Prince Grigory Gagarin (1810 - 1893)

1. Avar
2. Kazbulat - Noble Ossetian
3. Cossack guardsman from Mozdok
4. Circassian Soldier in the Imperial Army

'Costumes of the Caucasus.' (Costumes du Caucase) (1845). The full book at https://t.co/6WdP3dweiw

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Illustrations by Prince Grigory Gagarin (1810 - 1893) https://t.co/dV1JviYYdP

'Costumes of the Caucasus.' (Costumes du Caucase) (1845). The full book at https://t.co/6WdP3dweiw

1. Kabardian (Circassian)
2. A man from Karabakh
3. Lezgin man
4. A Woman from Shamakhi

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Snowy mountain peaks. Caucasus., 1895

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Snowy mountain peaks. Caucasus., 1895

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