Spaso-Zashiverskaya has survived wars, permafrost, and a smallpox outbreak that wiped out its congregation.

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

First exclusive pictures inside the grave of 'giant' warlord horseman who held sway in the 11th century but lost his left arm in his final battle.

Aged approximately 45,000 years, this might be the world’s oldest animal statuette.

Extraordinary Bronze Age graves unearthed in Siberia: but could there be a macabre explanation?

Giant ramparts guarded Altai Mountains against attack from the north, says leading archeologist Professor Andrey Borodovsky.

A study suggests cannabis, magic mushrooms and ecstatic dancing was used as ancient anaesthetic.

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

The unique artifact was made by humans more than 19,000 years ago.

Siberian ancestors hunted the squat short-legged horse, even though this type of animal was believed to have been wiped out 400,000 years ago.