Culture on edge of Siberia was 'as advanced' as in Middle East, then considered to be the apex of development.
Fresh blood discovery by scientists in remains of extinct creature as experts start research this month in hunt for live cells.
The prospects of a cloned mammoth is nearer after the sensational discovery of 'living cells' from the ancient creatures in northern Siberia.
The unique discovery was three or four years old when it died at least 20,000 years ago.
Eyecatching belt buckles worn by Xiongnu female invaders is found buried on the banks of the Yenesei River in modern-day Tuva Republic.
The skill of ivory softening was used more than 12,000 years ago to make tools - or decorations - that still puzzle modern science.
Infant lost its mother but 43,500 years later gives remarkable evidence that cavemen in prehistoric Europe were RIGHT to draw the species with spots.
I was sitting 3-to-4 metres away from the cubs waiting to see what would happen next. The mother returned back later and fed the cubs.
Described as 'wonders of nature', explore two of the most fascinating places on earth where the warm sand dunes meet the icy steppe.