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'Kolchak was 'like an Englishman'-the analogy oddly recurs in an official Soviet account of the execution'

Peter Fleming, 'The Fate of Admiral Kolchak'

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Is this stunning bracelet made by Paleolithic man for his favourite woman really 70,000 years old?

Startling new scientific evidence to be reviewed by international experts which - if true - would transform our knowledge of skills and sophistication of early man.

Stone bracelet is oldest ever found in the world

Dating back 40,000 years to the Denisovan species of early humans, new pictures show beauty and craftsmanship of prehistoric jewellery.

Flair to avoid snow glare - dazzling eye fashion from 2,000 years ago until today

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

Scientists to recreate 2,300 y.o brain surgery after finding evidence of successful operations

Did ancient Siberians know about the Hippocratic teachings of Ancient Greece?

Reconstructing brain surgery as it was conducted around 3,000 years ago

A study suggests cannabis, magic mushrooms and ecstatic dancing was used as ancient anaesthetic.

Proof of a 2,000 kilometre polar trade route in volcanic glass dating back at least 8,000 years

Valuable obsidian travelled during Early Holocene times from Lake Krasnoe in Chukotka to Zhokhov Island deep in the Arctic.

Warrior's 3,900 year old suit of bone armour unearthed in Omsk

First pictures of 'unique' Bronze Age warlord's full battle dress may be a 'war trophy'.

Scientists to recreate 2,300 year old brain surgery after finding evidence of successful operations

Did ancient Siberians know about the Hippocratic teachings of Ancient Greece? And if so, how?

Pagan god 'caught' in river by fisherman confirmed as being up to 4,200 years old and 'unique'

Likely from the Okunev culture, might this mysterious ancient figurine with the angry face be a children's 'rattle', to ward off evil spirits?

Paleolithic jewellery: still eye-catching after 50,000 years

Beads made from ostrich eggs buried in the Siberian cave around 2,000 generations ago reveal amazing artistic (and drilling) skills of our long-ago ancestors.