"Dismemberment was considered in Han culture the most humiliating way to die. Execution by dismemberment was the most ...

An archaeological discovery in Mongolia reveals the remains of Han warriors, victims of a brutal execution more than two millennia ago. This find sheds new light on burial practices and ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Excavation photo of the Hun-period “eastern-type” burial from Budapest, Népfürdő Street (Hungary). (Credit: © Boglárka Mészáros, BHM Aquincum Museum) What ...

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).