The North Pontic region, which encompasses present-day Ukraine, was for centuries a crossroads of migration from multiple directions, connecting the vast Eurasian Steppe with Central Europe.

The North Pontic region, which encompasses present-day Ukraine, was for centuries a crossroads of migration from multiple directions, connecting the vast Eurasian Steppe with Central Europe.

Further north, we visited the ruins of the mediaeval Armenian city ... and acts as a glimmer of hope for the Syriac Orthodox Assyrians in Turkey and across the Middle East. As for the Pontic Greeks ...

Scythian burial at the Skorobir necropolis in the fortified settlement of Bilski. Credit: Iryna Shramko The North Pontic region’s genetic diversity over 3,500 years reflects continuous migration and ...

The crash of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane near Aktau on December 25, 2024 was a serious test for Russian-Azerbaijani ...

At the end of the Bronze Age and beginning of the Early Iron Age, the most archaeologically conspicuous activities of the North Pontic steppes were associated with Cimmerians and their military ...

Pontic Greek, which closely resembles Ancient Greek still lives on today, in communities near Turkey's Black Sea coast.

Why do we refer to “north” as north? There are several reasons. First, most of the world's population lives in the northern hemisphere. The magnetic compass, a crucial navigation tool during ...