Ruled by Hades, the god of the underworld, the infernal rivers of Greek mythology are often mentioned in ancient literature.

Scientists also discovered pieces of charred wood at the Kostenki 11 site. This indicates that Ice Age humans had access to ...

On January 31, a Russian ballistic missile attack on the historic center of Odesa damaged 19 buildings within the UNESCO protection zone. This was ...

Ancient-DNA analyses identify a Caucasus Lower Volga people as the ancient originators of Proto-Indo-European, the precursor ...

The DNA study was split into two papers since Russian and Ukrainian researchers couldn't co-author, Nature reported.

The bones belonged to dozens of hunted species, the institute said, including woolly mammoths. The skeletons of at least 13 mammoths were discovered at the site, dating to a period researchers ...

Presidential Aide Vladimir Medinsky chaired the first meeting of the expanded presidium of the updated Interdepartmental Commission on Historical Education.

“Tradition” is a word you hear a lot in this corner of the world, where throngs of tourists and pilgrims are drawn to dozens of sites that ... of Christian archaeology and director of the ...

Known for their equestrian skills and their fierceness in battle, the nomadic Scythians roamed the steppes of eastern Europe ...

Researchers Stumble on Medieval Cemetery Burial With Unique Neck Rings and Buckets That Indicate Social Status Archaeologists in Ukraine discovered an 11th-century cemetery with 107 graves that ...

DNA and radiocarbon dating analyses of the bones are offering new insights into the ambitious Ice Age site constructed by ...

New research suggests that the first Indo-European speakers lived in southern Russia 6,500 years ago, challenging ...