shamans

Kara-ool Dopchun-ool - the highest shaman in the Tuva Republic, and also Turkey - explains his role in his own words.

Six holy men summon players' ancestors, begging for support in the game against Spain.

Stunning pictures as shamans from around the world gather in Sayan Mountains.

5,000 years old graves reveal shamans in bird beak ‘collar’ and bronze ‘spectacles’.

Society’s president Sergei Shoigu - Russian defence minister - even hinted at possibility of cloning during annual meeting.

Siberian goggles among the world’s earliest eyewear to prevent winter blindness from the sun’s piercing reflection.

A new find of remains of a child aged 8 to 10 dating from around the 5th century AD suggests a sophisticated knowledge of surgical skills. 

Cosmetologist Natalia Youssef from Krasnoyarsk says American women can benefit from tried and tested Siberian techniques.

Vivid red and orange paintings by Bronze Age artists go on show for the first time.

Meet Minsalim Nimergazeev, orphan turned master craftsman from historic Tobolsk.