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

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

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

The Xiongnu Empire had dissolved around 100 CE, leaving a 300-year gap before the appearance of the Huns in Europe.

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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.