History of the Southern Urals – a history of all peoples inhabiting its territory since ancient times. Its territory since time immemorial is the arena of interaction between the two branches of civilizations – the settled farmers and nomadic pastoralists. Consequence of their interaction over millennia was uneven ethnographic and anthropological composition of the local population. Let's try to examine in brief the main stages of the early history of the South Urals regard to the impact on it by the various nomadic peoples. In the early Iron Age, from the vii century.
bc. er. – iv century. Mr. er. throughout the Southern Urals, including the central and southern steppes of Bashkortostan, was inhabited by Iranian-speaking nomadic pastoralist tribes – the Scythians, the media world's greatest cultures. Scythian migration to the South Urals are linked to the return of the Scythians from the campaigns in the Middle East at the end of vii century.
bc and re-development of previously conquered lands. Priuralsky steppe were only a small part of their nomadic territory. About them knew antique and ancient Persian authors. This was the so-called period of 'Scythian efohi'. Analysis objects material culture confirms the conclusion of participation in the genesis of Scythian culture of the early nomads of the Southern Urals. By the time of birth culture of the early nomads of the region in almost all categories of inventory fixed Scythian origins. Primarily, this provision applies to weapons and horse reins. Not excluded Scythian origin of some variant types of molded vessels and bronze mirrors.