It is only in the vastness of Siberia, perhaps, where a crowdfunded recce trip can lead to such a jaw-dropping discovery...
Seasonal greetings from the east of Russia where there are no less than seven different Father Christmas figures to bring joy to children in winter.
Thousands of years ago woolly mammoths came here to die: but why? The macabre ancient remains haunt local residents to this day.
Cabin attendant Irina Olaru, 22, planned to wed when she was cruelly killed on doomed in Sinai.
But then Siberia also has no less than SEVEN real Santa figures, and you can meet them all here.
The ancient mummy of a mysterious young woman, known as the Ukok Princess, is finally returning home to the Altai Republic this month.
Pictured: the gleaming riches no-one was meant to see belonging to an ancient nomad potentate, and his queen...or was she his concubine?