According to Di Cosmo, other terms such as "Early nomadic" would be preferable. In a broader sense, Scythians has also been used to designate all early Eurasian nomads, although the validity of such terminology is controversial. They were part of the wider Scythian cultures, stretching across the Eurasian Steppe. They can also be referred to as Pontic Scythians. Classical Scythians dominated the Pontic steppe from approximately the 7th century BC until the 3rd century BC. The Scythians (from Ancient Greek: Σκύθης, romanized: Skúthēs, Σκύθοι Skúthoi) or Scyths were an ancient nomadic people living primarily in the region known as Scythia, which today comprises the Eurasian steppes of Kazakhstan, Russian steppes of the Siberian, Ural, Volga and Southern regions, and eastern Ukraine.
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