Eminent Siberian archeologist Professor Mikhail Shunkov challenges Western claims casting doubt on this being the work of ancient Denisovans.

Mummified potentate and wife were found in burial mound 42 metres in diameter, and they went to the next life alongside 9 geldings, saddled and harnessed.

Fighter from almost 3,000 year ago was ready to impale his enemies, expecting battles after death, with a 'mirror' on his eye.

None are naked: instead, they're far more interesting…

Likely from the Okunev culture, might this mysterious ancient figurine with the angry face be a children's 'rattle', to ward off evil spirits? 

2,400 year old Ust-Taseyevsky idol 'underwent racial realignment early in Middle Ages', losing his European looks.

Mongolian Palaeolithic sites in may prove a missing link in the map of these ancient hominins.

Sensational underwater treasures - including mummies of Hun-era fashionistas - recaptured from oblivion.

Remains of suspected female of Turkik origin found in at an altitude of 2,803 metres in the Altai Mountains.