> Piotr wrote:
>
> Certainly, but the archaeological evidence points to Scythian
raids
> rather than prolonged visits, not to mention stable settlement.
Such
events
> could hardly have left any traces in the toponymy of the lands in
question.
It may not have left any toponymic influences, but it is supposed by
Art Historians to have had a huge influence upon Scytho-Celtic art
styles. The Scythian animal style is supposed to have had a huge
influence upon Celtic animal figures (eg the Gundesrup caldron),
lasting well into Dark Age Pictish art, and hence inflencing the Book
of Kells and other works.
Others trace a Scythian-Celtic fusion in such people as the
Bastarnae,
and even in the Boii (from whom Bohemia took its name).
Nevertheless,
the Scythian influence in La Tene Art was possibly through trade
goods
(though what trade goods Scythians could have provided to the Celtic
peoples has never, to my knowledge, been established. (Horses
perhaps?)) Presumably trade goods move in advance of language, so
any
linguistic influences may be minimal.
Hope this helps
Regards
John