Editing Iazyges (section)

===Diet===
[[File:Sarmatian Iazyges Barrel Vessels.jpg|thumb|An illustration of several Iazygian barrel-shaped pots which have been discovered{{sfn|Views concerning barrel‑shaped vessels in the Sarmatian Iazyges environment|}}|alt=A black and white ink drawn illustration of three barrel-shaped pots.]]

Before their migration into the [[Pannonian Basin]], while still living north of [[Tyras]], on the north-western coast of the [[Black Sea]], the geographer [[Strabo]] states that their diet consisted largely of "honey, milk, and cheese".{{sfn|Higham|2018|p=44}} After their migration, the Iazyges were cattle breeders; they required salt to preserve their meat{{sfn|Groenman-Van Waateringe|1997|p=250}} but there were no salt mines within their territory.{{sfn|Vagalinski|2007|p=177}} According to [[Cassius Dio]], the Iazyges received grain from the Romans.{{sfn|Academia România|1980|p=224}}

The Iazyges used hanging, asymmetrical, barrel-shaped pots that had uneven weight distribution. The rope used to hang the pot was wrapped around the edges of the side collar; it is believed the rope was tied tightly to the pot, allowing it to spin in circles. Due to the spinning motion, there are several theories about the pot's uses. It is believed the small hanging pots were used to ferment alcohol using the seeds of touch-me-not balsam (''[[Impatiens noli-tangere]]''), and larger hanging pots were used to churn butter and make cheese.{{sfn|Views concerning barrel‑shaped vessels in the Sarmatian Iazyges environment|}}