The vessel was excavated in 2010 at the Daxinzhuang Ruins in Jinan City, Shandong province, a key site for studying Shang ...

In 1996, archaeologists found the tomb of Emperor Wu-the 6th-century ruler who reigned over the Northern Zhou dynasty from ...

Liquid found inside an ancient bronze vessel has been confirmed to be distilled spirit, pushing back the history of this type ...

Dandan-Oilik was once a thriving complex packed with Buddhist temples in the Taklimakan desert. What do we know now about ...

A newly translated book explores how international residents have shaped and recorded life in China’s ancient capital for ...

providing evidence for the nature of diversity within Chinese civilization,” said Li Zinwei, deputy director for the Institute of Ancient History at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

The Terracotta Army, a vast collection of life-sized terracotta sculptures portraying the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first ...

History has long celebrated its ancient world pioneers, yet many great deeds of overlooked figures have faded with their ...

More than 100 metres (328ft) beneath them is a lost world of ancient forests ... the Earth have revealed new treasures - and turned China’s sinkholes into a tourist attraction.

However, researchers can still tell that it was an ancient Chinese circular coin with a ... expected to provide more information about the history of the region. The six tombs discovered at ...