Scythian vessel depicting fighting scene 5th C. BCE

"The Man-eaters are the most savage of all men in their way of life; they know no justice and obey no law. They are nomads, wearing a costume like the Scythian, but speaking a language of their own; of all these, they are the only people that eat men."

-Herodotus, The Histories 4.106.1

Scythian vessel depicting fighting scene 5th C. BCE. From Sengileevskoe-2 kurgan. The vessel also contained black residue that came back positive as opium and cannabis.

Source:

https://www.archaeology.org/issues/220-1607/features/4560-rites-of-the-scythians#art_page4

http://colorsandstones.eu/2021/10/26/scythian-conical-cups-vessels-or-a-headdress-overview/

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/150522-scythians-marijuana-bastard-wars-kurgan-archaeology

Quote:

https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0126%3Abook%3D4%3Achapter%3D106%3Asection%3D1