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Unique archeological and paleontological sites face destruction from gangs seeking to raid and sell prehistoric remains.

Finds of 'lion-hunting ancient man' excavated from site of new road new Lake Baikal now undergoing tests  at Germany’s Max Planck Institute.

Ancient items of jewellery found by archeologists on Taymyr peninsula are stone labrets which were inserted into the face below the bottom lip.

Ancient Xiongnu-era woman took stylish accessory to the afterlife.

Siberian mammoth graveyards provoke a new theory on why the creatures were wiped out, and how dogs were domesticated.

Sacred site up to 17,000 years old - believed to be gateway to the underworld - under threat from modern spray paint artists.

Ceremonial suit was embellished with decorations and left as a sacrifice for the gods by ancient bear cult polar people, say archeologists.

2,400 year old Ust-Taseyevsky idol 'underwent racial realignment early in Middle Ages', losing his European looks.

5,000 years old graves reveal shamans in bird beak ‘collar’ and bronze ‘spectacles’.