Ancient-DNA analyses identify a Caucasus Lower Volga people as the ancient originators of Proto-Indo-European, the precursor ...

With its rolling hills, vast open plains and arid deserts, Mongolia’s Eastern Steppe is one of Asia’s last grassland wildernesses. Great migratory herds of Mongolian gazelle roam here along with 5,000 ...

In contrast, Armenian and Greek populations acquired steppe ancestry directly from Yamnaya groups of Eastern Europe,” the study authors write. “These results are consistent with the linguistic ...