The second world war marked a turning point in the history of childhood. To train young people to build peace, authorities ...

Striking gold jewelry and weapons made by Sarmatian nomads have been unearthed from three burial mounds in Kazakhstan that ...

OPINIONBy Alexey DrobininI prefer to die with my head unbowed, my faith unshakeable and with profound trust in the destiny of my country, rather than live under subjection and disregarding sacred ...

Ancient humans living in Europe may have scooped out the brains of their dead enemies and eaten them, a new study suggests.

Over 5,300 years ago, ancient herders known as the Yamna people emerged from the steppes of what is now Ukraine, going on to ...

Wear patterns on the teeth of skeletons found in Central Europe suggest children as young as 6 may have been wearing labrets ...

Researchers in Poland have found more evidence of violent cannibalism in the wake of the coldest period of the last Ice Age.

Droughts, extreme heat and destructive flooding plagued the region in the sixteenth century, historical documents show.

The Little Ice Age was a period of global cooling that began during around 1300 CE and lasted until about 1850. Average ...