Recent archaeological excavations of ancient Chinese tombs have unearthed a hidden 4,000-year pattern, revealing a ...

A prehistoric site in Jiangsu, China, sheds new light on early life around Taihu Lake and helps trace the roots of the ...

Archaeologists in China uncover 573 ancient stone fortresses, shedding light on early settlement patterns and social ...

The 'Book of Songs,' inscribed on bamboo slips, was China’s most famous literary work and had now been found in its complete ...

Archaeologists in Shandong found three 1,800-year-old tombs, a family burial site, filled with dozens of ancient artifacts, photos show. Photo from the Institute of Archaeology at the Chinese Academy ...

Archaeologists excavated a site in Shandong Province and found dozens of graves, wells and artifacts spanning the last 4,000 years, photos show. Photo from the Institute of Archaeology at the Chinese ...

Part I: Current Issues in Chinese Archaeology. Introduction: Investigating the Development and Nature of Complex Societies in Ancient China / Anne P. Underhill ; "Despoiled of the Garments of Her ...

Ancient Persians believed the sky was blue because it reflected a massive sapphire beneath the Earth, giving the stone cosmic symbolism. Kings, priests, and rulers wore sapphires to signal wisdom, ...

In a study by Dr. Yinzhi Cui and his colleagues published in the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, the contents of ...

There’s a running joke on Chinese social media that Xi’an’s subway system has the worst feng shui—not because it’s cursed, but because the tracks have to twist and turn to avoid all the tombs buried ...

While two of the tombs were robbed, one was left untouched, and it contained a box full of glazed pottery, among other goods. Chinese Academy of Social Science’s Institute of Archaeology ...