ounds ▁throughout ▁the ▁E uras ian ▁continent . ▁ ▁G ender ▁ ▁Fem ales ▁were ▁buried ▁in ▁about ▁ 2 0 % ▁of ▁gra ves ▁of ▁the ▁lower ▁and ▁middle ▁Vol ga ▁river ▁region ▁during ▁the ▁Yam na ▁and ▁Pol t av ka ▁cult ures . ▁Two ▁thousand ▁years ▁later , ▁females ▁dressed ▁as ▁war riors ▁were ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁region . ▁David ▁Anthony ▁notes , ▁" About ▁ 2 0 % ▁of ▁S cy th ian - S arm at ian ▁" war rior ▁gra ves " ▁on ▁the ▁lower ▁Don ▁and ▁lower ▁Vol ga ▁contained ▁females ▁dressed ▁for ▁battle ▁as ▁if ▁they ▁were ▁men , ▁a ▁phenomen on ▁that ▁probably ▁inspired ▁the ▁Greek ▁tales ▁about ▁the ▁Ama z ons ." ▁A ▁near - equal ▁ratio ▁of ▁male - to - f em ale ▁gra ves ▁was ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁eastern ▁Many ch ▁ste pp es ▁and ▁Kub an - Az ov ▁ste pp es ▁during ▁the ▁Yam na ▁culture . ▁In ▁Ukraine , ▁the ▁ratio ▁was ▁intermediate ▁between ▁the ▁other ▁two ▁regions . ▁ ▁Arch ae ological ▁remains ▁The ▁most ▁obvious ▁ar che ological ▁remains ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁S cy th ians ▁are ▁the ▁great ▁bur ial ▁m ounds , ▁some ▁over ▁ 2 0 ▁m ▁high , ▁which ▁dot ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁and ▁Russian ▁ste ppe ▁bel ts ▁and ▁extend ▁in ▁great ▁ch ains ▁for ▁many ▁kilom eters ▁along ▁rid ges ▁and ▁waters h eds . ▁From ▁them ▁much ▁has ▁been ▁lear nt ▁about ▁S cy th ian ▁life