Around 900 BCE, a group of nomads from Siberia called Scythians began spreading across the central Asian steppe, their mounted archers sweeping across huge swaths of territory. Today the steppe from ...

BERLIN – Scientists say ancient DNA samples indicate massive migration to Europe from the east took place some 4,500 years ago. The findings support the theory that some Indo-European languages, such ...

A grand Bronze Age settlement in today’s Kazakhstan tells one of humanity’s most important stories — the shift from a nomadic to a settled lifestyle. Mere three-foot-tall mounds scattered across the ...

During our history, ancient civilisations have considerably shaped the global ecosystems through a coevolution of landscape and local populations. In some cases, the legacy of the disappeared ...

Ancient historiographers described steppe nomads as violent people dedicated to warfare and plundering. Little archaeological and anthropological data are however available regarding violence in these ...

A massive genetic study of 156 ancient genomes shows that the Sarmatians who settled in the Carpathian Basin came from the Urals and Kazakhstan—and survived the Huns’ arrival. A new genetic study has ...

Genome study of over 8000 samples shows lactase persistence tracks Steppe ancestry with pastoral groups like Todas and ...

Some DNA passed down from ancient hunter-gatherers has been found to be a crucial force in living to be 100 years old.

Bison mummies hold valuable information for researchers who want to understand how biodiversity evolved and responded to climate change. Abigail Eisenstadt This mummified steppe bison was donated to ...

Based on an analysis of ancient DNA from domestic dogs in China, researchers have recently discovered that European dogs' influence reached Northeast China as early as 6,000 to 5,500 years ago. This ...