 In "Ashkharatsuyts" Ashtigors are given separately from Alans - the ancestors of present-day Ossetians. Also starting from the 18th century  the ethnonym digor is widely used by travelers and in Russian official documents.
<clarity>  In "Ashkharatsuyts" Ashtigors are given separately from Alans - the ancestors of present-day Ossetians. Also starting from the 18th century  the ethnonym digor is widely used by travelers and in Russian official documents.
 Starting from the 18th century the ethnonym digor is widely used by travelers and in Russian official documents.