George Vernadsky (1 Jan 1969). A History of Russia (بزبان انگریزی). Yale University Press. p. 22. ISBN:978-0-300-00247-8. "Though the Alans were originally typical nomads, in time some of their clans settled down and, as they mixed with the native agricultural population, gradually came to dominate several of the east Slavic tribes,
Neal Ascherson (30 Sep 1996). Black Sea (بزبان انگریزی). Macmillan. p. 242. ISBN:978-0-8090-1593-1. "In the same way as the Sarmatian 'Croats', they dominated and then melted into Slav populations around them."
Eric M. Meyers (1997). The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East (بزبان انگریزی). Oxford University Press. p. 11. ISBN:978-0-19-511216-0. "Cimmerians were among the first mounted nomads to use real cavalry; the objects from their graves include personal ornaments, weapons, and horse harnesses: most importantly horse bits of North Caucasian types..."
