Facial reconstruction of a 1,650-year-old Late Sarmatian woman from Abganerovo, Volga region The Sarmatians were an Iranic-speaking nomadic population formed through the interaction of Iron Age groups from the Volga-Ural region (including Srubnaya-Alakul and Scythian-related populations) and the Aral steppe (with influences from Scythian and Yaz-related cultures). By the Late Sarmatian period (2nd-4th century AD), the dominant group was the Alans.Renowned for their horsemanship and heavily armor