Eurasia
Archaeology
Tarim Mummies From China May Be Ancestors of Native Americans
DNA studies on Bronze Age Tarim mummies found in China's Xinjiang region revealed recently that not only were these people not descendants of Indo-Europeans that immigrated to the area -- they may in fact be the ancestors of Native...
Science
New Study Shows Native Americans Migrated From Eurasia and Back
Native American Indians migrated across the Bering Strait to and from Eurasia, according to past and present scientific studies. Yet new research has not only revealed traces of their DNA in the remains of Siberians living thousands of years...
Archaeology
DNA Shows Native Americans Have Origin in Western Eurasia
A recent DNA research on the bones of a boy who lived along the shores of Lake Baikal in Siberia shows that one-third of his genome was that of Western Eurasians, prompting scientists to conclude that Native Americans share...
Ancient Greece
Silver Plate Showing Scythian Goddess Unearthed in Russia
An intricately-engraved silver plate showing a winged Scythian goddess was recently unearthed in Russia as part of the grave goods buried in the tomb of a warrior.
Although the man's grave had been looted in antiquity, its roof had later...
Europe
New Scorpion Species With “Greek Origins” Discovered In Turkey
Scientists have recently discovered a new species of Scorpion in Turkey. Scientists describe the new species of scorpion, Euscorpius lycius, from the area of ancient Lycia, which today are regions of the Mugla and Antalya Provinces in Southwestern Turkey....