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World’s northernmost Palaeolithic settlement found on Kotelny island in the Arctic

Ancient hunters butchered woolly mammoths at Taba-Yuryakh site some 26,000 years ago.

Sledding dogs are far older than previously thought, enabling man to hunt hibernating polar bears

Neanderthal woman’s walk of love some 90,000 years ago between two caves 106 km apart

50,000 year old tiara made of woolly mammoth ivory found in world famous Denisova Cave...

Ancient cave lions had spots, believe scientists, after analysing cub preserved in permafrost

Extinct ancient foal in pioneering cloning experiment is older than initially believed

Cute first pictures of new 50,000 year old cave lion cub found perfectly preserved in permafrost

Puzzle over Arctic ‘breeding and dying ground’ for ancient animals from woolly mammoth era

New tests underway on Mona Lisa of geo-archeology - a bone that proves man hunted woolly mammoth

Scientists take samples in bid to clone extinct foal as first step to restoring woolly mammoth

Suspected first trace of Beringia people on the land bridge - now mostly sunken - joining Russia and North America

Worms frozen in permafrost for up to 42,000 years come back to life

50,000 year old Siberian bones may be the ‘oldest Homo sapiens' outside Africa and Middle East

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Lifelike face of a tattooed Tashtyk man seen for first time behind a stunning gypsum death mask

Aged 25 to 30 when he died 1,700 years ago, he is from the mountainous region of modern-day Khakassia.

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Alfresco art gallery ‘shows woolly mammoths and rhinos depicted by our ancestors 15,000 years ago’

Petroglyphs some 7,000 years older than earlier thought with ancients artists using same style in Siberia and Mongolia.

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Mystery of unique 2,100-year-old human clay head - with a ram’s skull inside

Modern fluoroscopy identifies sheep bones inside the Tagar culture death mask.

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Neanderthals made two epic invasions of Siberia, says new study

Cold-defying conquests traced to 120,000 years ago when they crossbred with Denisovans, and 60,000 years ago when they collected sparkling crystals.

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Giant sauropods lived in polar conditions in world’s coldest region, say scientists

Evidence of the dinosaurs found at Teete locality in Yakutia, just 450 km south of the Arctic Circle.

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Russian birch trees are ‘climbing mountains’ due to climate change

Forests on the march thanks to global warming, says new research by Krasnoyarsk Science Centre.

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Sent to Siberia

Rookie FSB agents are punished for 'indecent' graduation jinx in Moscow
Gelandewagen parade videos leads to 'career change' as Russia demands highest standards from secret servicemen.

Born in Siberia

Up-close laboratory pictures of ancient mummy as scientists recreate his life and times
Probes taken by South Korean experts will reveal lifestyle of this Arctic boy from 800 years ago.

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Siberians mark end of the snow season with swimsuit skiing day
Locals undress to impress at resorts across four time zones.

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Lake Baikal 'holds key to new advances in antibiotics'
Scientists make crucial new discoveries of bacteria, up to 30 million years old.

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