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

In the late 4th century, a powerful nomadic force emerged in Europe, upending the region's political and social order. The ...

Extensive genetic connections existed between the Mongolian steppe and Central Europe during the rule of the Huns. The Huns ...

Members of the fierce nomadic warrior force may have absorbed European DNA during their westward march.

A link between the Huns and Xiongnu was long suspected and now scientists say DNA evidence links the two empires across the ...

Skull of a woman with skull modification found in a Hun-era burial in Pusztataskony, Hungary, that can be directly linked to Xiongnu elite burials from Mongolia. | Credit: Tamás Hajdu, Eötvös Loránd ...

Researchers found that the group led by Attila the Hun contained a mixture of diverse ancestries, with at least a few related to elites of the Xiongnu Empire Sonja Anderson Daily Correspondent In ...

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.

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 ...

Far-reaching genetic ties between the Mongolian steppe and Central Europe under Hun ruleA multidisciplinary and international research project has ...

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.