Aged 25 to 30 when he died 1,700 years ago, he is from the mountainous region of modern-day Khakassia.

Toe bone DNA research uncovers the sexual relationships of cave-dwellers from Altai foothills in Siberia.

German scientists 'took samples abroad for analysis' which were 'illegally obtained' from famous Shigir Idol.

Cloning hope after autopsy of 'pet' frozen in permafrost since pre-historic times.

Major discovery of Ben Leigh Smith’s vessel which sank off Franz Josef Land in 1881 sandwiched between two giant icebergs.

Dating back 11,000 years - with a coded message left by ancient man from the Mesolithic Age - the Shigir Idol is almost three times as old as the Egyptian pyramids.

Twice as old as the Egyptian Pyramids, samples of the Shigir Idol are sent to Germany for testing.

Leading Russian scientist remains unshaken in view that it was Denisovans despite growing doubts from Western experts.