Dargavs Town, often referred to as the “City of the Dead,” is a mysterious ancient necropolis located in North Ossetia, ...

Gamsutl is an ancient abandoned village perched high on a rocky mountain ridge in Dagestan, Russia. Built entirely from stone ...

The Lesser Caucasus Mountains are home to a diverse mix of flora and fauna. Meet the newest member of this fascinating ecosystem: Psammitis abuliensis. It’s not everyday that a new species is ...

Unlike many Jewish communities across the Soviet Union, the Jews of the Caucasus managed to preserve their identity. Shabbat was kept quietly, Judaism lived on discreetly.

Burial mounds are the most emblematic archaeological monuments of Bronze Age Eurasia. In the Caucasus Mountains, they were built up to great heights and mark the communication networks through which ...

France is renowned the world over as a leader in the crafts of viticulture and winemaking—but the beginnings of French viniculture have been largely unknown, until now. A team of researchers from the ...