Politically, Qin Shi Huang is not just a historical figure; he is foundational to China’s national narrative, both as a ...

You don’t expect a road crew to make one of the most intriguing archaeological finds of the decade—but that’s exactly what ...

Why would a humble Chinese noodle maker be buried in a tomb fit for an emperor? And why would a Westerner – complete with blonde hair – be important enough to commemorate on its walls? Archaeologists ...

Researchers from the Jiangxi Provincial Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Institute in China have recovered the remains of a complex scale armor recovered from an over 2,000-year-old Han ...

Archaeological Discoveries from the Wuwangdun Tomb No.1" opened on December 26 at the National Museum of China in Beijing. Wuwangdun Tomb No.1 is the largest and most structurally intact high-ranking ...

Half a century ago, Chinese farmers stumbled upon an enormous underground mausoleum full of life-size clay people, animals and military equipment. Archaeologists think that the tomb may be an entire ...

"This discovery lengthens the duration of the Hongshan culture and greatly expands its known sphere of activity," Gong said, ...

HENAN, Central China — It was only mid-May, but the sun was beating down as Niu Shishan picked his way across a pockmarked field in the central Chinese city of Anyang. Niu, a tall, bespectacled ...

A collection of artifacts has been found in one of the largest and most complex Chu-era burials ever found. This cache is revealing new things about the birth of China. The lacquered head unearthed at ...

Bronze Age pottery unearthed in northwest China has revealed the secret to making red rice wine that was ceremonially ...