Unearthed on the edge of the Arctic, she is the only woman so far found in an otherwise all-male necropolis, buried in a cocoon of copper and fur.
First pictures of remains at least 10,000 years old found in Siberia's Sakha Republic.
Remains of suspected female of Turkik origin found in at an altitude of 2,803 metres in the Altai Mountains.
Elders claim mummy's absence has caused natural disasters and send new petition to Kremlin after first snub from Putin.
Samples taken from cubs frozen in permafrost for at least 12,000 years.
As police say lama found in lotus positon was destined for sale on black market, there are claims it was one step away from becoming a Buddha.
Warrior’s grave found in 1988 was identified as male - yet now the 2,600-year-old teenager 'with wart on face’ is revealed to be female.
Preserved by ice, the 25 year old ancient woman covered in tattoos used cannabis to cope with her ravaging illness.
Pictured: the gleaming riches no-one was meant to see belonging to an ancient nomad potentate, and his queen...or was she his concubine?