The Caucasus has long been a crossroads of civilisations. But why have the genes of its original inhabitants changed so ...

Patrick McGovern, who has died aged 80, was an “alcohol archaeologist” who created authentic ales and wines using residues from ancient pots and showed, in effect, that the progress of civilisation ...

From Bronze Age to Byzantium: Ancient DNA Maps 5,000 Years of Life in the Caucasus "We identified numerous individuals with deformed skulls who were genetically Central Asian, and we even found direct ...

Mtskheta, the ancient capital of the Iberian Kingdom, and the confluence of the Kura and Aragvi rivers, about 20 kilometers north of Tbilisi, Georgia. This study analyzed the DNA of individuals buried ...

Researchers used drone imagery to analyze the full scope of a massive, 3,000-year-old fortress in the Caucasus mountains. Digitally stitching together 11,000 images, they created a complete map of the ...

Atmospheric photo of the site at dusk, showing the location at the convergence of two gorges. 2023 excavations of inner fortress are visible in foreground. A Cranfield University, UK, academic has ...

Separating the continents of Europe and Asia, the roughly 1000 kilometer long Caucasian mountains are forming a massive natural barrier between the Black and Caspian Sea. With its steep topography, ...

Lopota Lake Resort & Spa, has unveiled the renovation of four accommodation buildings, led by the interior design studio ...