Nestled in the rugged terrain of the Caucasus Mountains, a colossal prehistoric fortress has emerged as one of the most enigmatic archaeological discoveriesof recent years. Known as Dmanisis Gora ...

In a nutshell Neanderthals may have rapidly migrated from the Caucasus to Siberia in as little as 1,600 years, using river valleys as natural highways across Eurasia. Computer simulations suggest ...

These photographs shine a light on the locals, their historic culture, and the adventure-inspiring terrain that surrounds them. High in the Greater Caucasus, secluded Khinalig has been inhabited ...

The Caucasus is a crucial contact zone in the history of Europe, both genetically and culturally. During the Bronze Age, crucial innovations, ... despite the harsh mountain terrain, ...

For much of the past three decades, the South Caucasus has been internally fragmented, with former imperial hegemon Russia attempting to manipulate the region’s multiple conflicts to keep Armenia, ...

Azerbaijan is known as "the land of fire", thanks to its vast supplies of oil and natural gas.When Marco Polo visited the Eastern Caucasus in the 13th Century, he waxed lyrical about the region's ...

Overall, in the Caucasus region, unmatched levels of gene-language co-evolution occurred within this geographically isolated populations, probably due to its mountainous terrain. In some ways this is ...