A team of researchers analyzing a 2,100-year-old burial pit in Mongolia has uncovered new details about the fate of Han ...

Archaeologists in Mongolia have uncovered a mass grave of Han warriors who fought against the Xiongnu over 2,000 years ago.

Genetic analysis of skeletons in a mass grave in Mongolia has revealed they were soldiers in the Han-Xiongnu Wars more than two millennia ago.

Researchers found that the group led by Attila the Hun contained a mixture of diverse ancestries, with at least a few related ...

A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences revealing direct links between the Huns and the Xiongnu Empire of ancient Mongolia. The international research team ...

DNA analysis shows European Huns had genetic links to Central Asia, revealing a complex history of migration and mixing.

Scientists have discovered a genetic link between the Huns who ravaged Europe in the latter years of the Western Roman Empire and the Xiongnu confederacy that lived on the Mongolian steppe before ...

Excavation of the Xiongnu Elite Tomb 64 containing a high status aristocratic woman at the site of Takhiltiin Khotgor, Mongolian Altai. The image may only be used in connection with reporting on ...

Scholars have long debated whether the Huns were descended from the Xiongnu. In fact, the Xiongnu Empire dissolved around 100 CE, leaving a 300-year gap before the Huns appeared in Europe.

Archaeological excavation at the Shombuuziin Belchir Xiongnu cemetery, Mongolian Altai. The image may only be used in connection with reporting on the article/research by Juhyeon Lee et al. (2023).

Research led by Jilin University, China, is providing bioarchaeological evidence on a mass grave at the Bayanbulag site in ...