Hermitage

Leading jeweller Alexey Baburov honoured by Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg.

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

Mummified archer turns up in remote museum after locals refused to hand him over to the Hermitage in St Petersburg.

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.

Timber from potentate’s log cabin was superbly persevered in permafrost, allowing us to see how ancient man lived.

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

'Absolutely stunning' ancient ornaments discovered with no known comparisons, presenting a puzzle for archeologists: which culture made this?

Pictured: the gleaming riches no-one was meant to see belonging to an ancient nomad potentate, and his queen...or was she his concubine? 

Discovery of 5th century remains from Tashtyk people known for their elaborate funeral rites.