In the late 4th century, a powerful nomadic force emerged in Europe, upending the region's political and social order. The ...

Nomadic warriors and herders known as the Huns are described in historical accounts as having instigated the fifth century fall of the Roman Empire under Attila’s leadership. But the invaders ...

The Huns’ invasions forced the Roman Empire to retreat, contributing to its eventual fall. “They had, for a very short time, a very big impact,” Ursula Brosseder, an archaeologist at the Leibniz ...

What makes one a Hun and where did the Huns come from? Historians have long argued these questions about the fierce nomadic fighters who contributed to the fall of the Roman empire and the beginning ...

Skull of a woman with skull modification found in a Hun-era burial in Pusztataskony, Hungary, that can be directly linked to Xiongnu elite burials from Mongolia. | Credit: Tamás Hajdu, ...

The Huns’ invasions forced the Roman Empire to retreat, contributing to its eventual fall. “They had, for a very short time, a very big impact,” Ursula Brosseder, an archaeologist at the ...