The Xiongnu Empire had dissolved around 100 CE, leaving a 300-year gap before the appearance of the Huns in Europe.

Iron innovations bolstered the Xiongnu Empire From the start, Xiongnu imperial power depended on a ready supply of iron weapons and other gear that enabled horse-mounted warfare.

A link between the Huns and Xiongnu was long suspected and now scientists say DNA evidence links the two empires across the centuries Scientists have discovered a ...

New linguistic findings show that the European Huns had Paleo-Siberian ancestors and do not, as previously assumed, originate from Turkic-speaking groups. The joint study was conducted by Dr ...

However, the Xiongnu descendants are a small minority among the Huns buried in Hungary, as most of these skeletons carry little Asian genetic material.

A linguistic study proves that the European Huns and their Asian ancestors spoke the same Palaeo-Siberian language. This result refutes the previously assumed Turkish origin of the Huns ...

Genetic analysis of skeletons in a mass grave in Mongolia has revealed they were soldiers in the Han-Xiongnu Wars more than two millennia ago.

Ancient DNA, combined with the fruits of recent archaeological digs, is spilling the secrets of one of the ancient world’s most powerful political forces.

While these connections confirm the presence of some direct descendants of Xiongnu elites, the study also shows that the population of the Hun empire in Europe was genetically highly heterogeneous.

Long obscured in the shadows of history, the world's first nomadic empire -- the Xiongnu -- is at last coming into view thanks to painstaking archaeological excavations and new ancient DNA ...

The first of several nomadic empires in Asia, the Xiongnu relied on elite women to diversify its gene pool and access the far reaches of its empire.

Excavation of the Xiongnu Elite Tomb 64 containing a high status aristocratic woman at the site of Takhiltiin Khotgor, Mongolian Altai.