New DNA research is shedding light on the lifestyle of a warrior people called the Avars, a mysterious group who ruled much of Central and Eastern Europe around 1,500 years ago. The Avars ...

The Hungarian site was a burial ground in Rákóczifalva, in the country’s centre, that was used between 550AD and 800AD by the Avars, a nomadic group from central Asia who had colonised the area.