Sarmatian/Persian soft kit 1 -100 AD?

[Alanus]

Allan, look at Northern Europe from Halstatt to principate period: one-piece shoes, trousers, tartan cloth, torques, moustaches, more advanced saddle, cart and waggon technology, long swords. Very different from the Mediterranean.
Now where would this different cultural complex come from? IMHO, from Central Asia and Southern Russia.

Actually, a very good point. There are other likenesses, such as sacred deer, a "protective" bear, a "grail" cauldron, things that are not so obvious as saddles, chariots, and footgear. The Yue-chi tartans found in the Takla Makan have exact duplicates in the Halstatt salt mines, even the Yue-chi (and Wusun) language follows the rules of Celtic. These are not isolated anomalies, but must come from an ancient cultural connection, apparently extending back to Andronovo.